Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals (Mit Press)
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Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals (Mit Press)

by Christopher Payne

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Christopher Payne’s Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals examines state mental hospitals and the institutional environments surrounding mental health care. With a focus on this often-closed part of medical and social history, the book invites readers to consider these hospitals and their broader place in society.

ISBN-13 9780262013499 ASIN 0262013495 Views 171 Publisher The MIT Press Year 2009 Edition Illustrated Format Hardcover Product Group Book Pages 209 Adult No Created February 08, 2026 Updated September 29, 2026
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Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals explores the world of state mental hospitals through the work of Christopher Payne.

The book focuses on institutions dedicated to mental health care and the closed environments associated with them.

It offers readers a perspective on the medical and social history of state mental hospitals.

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