23 Oct
2018
23 Oct
'18
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Essay on the Classification of the Insane, by Matthew Allen 58152 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/8/1/5/58152 ] [Files: 58152-0.txt; 58152-h.htm] For those wishing to know: Dr. Matthew Allen (1783-1845) was a pioneer in mental health, advocating a much more humain treatment that what had gone before. His is perhaps most famous for treating the poet John Clare. This book is really a collection of thoughts and writings, and also his defence in a court case. All the best, David, England, cool but still dry
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