Leonard D. Smith is an honorary research fellow at the Centre for the History of Medicine at the University of Birmingham.

'This useful study moves on from Leonard Smith's first book...Also sharing its strengths, it is based on archival research as well as bringing together much secondary literature, presenting a well-informed, readable and sensible over view.' - Medical History

• Introduction 1. St Luke’s Hospital for Lunaticks 2. The Provincial Lunatic Hospitals 3. Management and Staffing 4. The Physician’s Domain 5. ‘Proper Objects’ 6. Managing and Curing the Patients 7. In Conclusion: The Restoration of Reaso

Leonard D. Smith is an honorary research fellow at the Centre for the History of Medicine at the University of Birmingham.

'This useful study moves on from Leonard Smith's first book...Also sharing its strengths, it is based on archival research as well as bringing together much secondary literature, presenting a well-informed, readable and sensible over view.' - Medical History

• Introduction 1. St Luke’s Hospital for Lunaticks 2. The Provincial Lunatic Hospitals 3. Management and Staffing 4. The Physician’s Domain 5. ‘Proper Objects’ 6. Managing and Curing the Patients 7. In Conclusion: The Restoration of Reaso

Leonard D. Smith is an honorary research fellow at the Centre for the History of Medicine at the University of Birmingham.

'This useful study moves on from Leonard Smith's first book...Also sharing its strengths, it is based on archival research as well as bringing together much secondary literature, presenting a well-informed, readable and sensible over view.' - Medical History

• Introduction 1. St Luke’s Hospital for Lunaticks 2. The Provincial Lunatic Hospitals 3. Management and Staffing 4. The Physician’s Domain 5. ‘Proper Objects’ 6. Managing and Curing the Patients 7. In Conclusion: The Restoration of Reaso