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A quiet revolution in Brighton: Dr Helen Boyle's pioneering approach to mental health care, 1899-1939
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posted on 2023-06-08, 06:50 authored by Louise WestwoodThe History of the care and treatment of the 'insane' has concentrated largely on the public and private asylums. London-based facilities such as the Tavistock and the Maudsley have been given a great deal of attention because of wealthy benefactors and the involvement of high profile individuals. Boyle's unique in-patient facility in Brighton preceded the Maudsley by almost 20 years and such fills an important gap in mental health history. Boyle's work challenged the lunacy laws and set out to establish a holistic system of care for recoverable conditions outside the asylum system. This essay concentrates on the work of Dr Helen Boyle in Brighton but also highlights other facilities that were available for rate-aided patients, which have been neglected in the historiography of mental health care.
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Social History of MedicineISSN
0951-631XPublisher
Oxford University PressExternal DOI
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3Volume
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439-457Department affiliated with
- History Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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