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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 Westwood
The 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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  • Published

Journal

Social History of Medicine

ISSN

0951-631X

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Oxford University Press

Issue

3

Volume

14

Page range

439-457

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  • History Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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