{"product_id":"lunacy-in-india-psychiatric-medicine-in-early-20th-century-colonial-india-a-historic-account-by-a-psychiatrist-of-the-british-raj-paperback","title":"Lunacy in India: Psychiatric Medicine in Early 20th Century Colonial India - A Historic Account by a Psychiatrist of the British Raj - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander William Overbeck-Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Overbeck-Wright was a psychiatrist working in India in the early 20\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e century; his accounts of treating the mentally ill are among the few sources of Indian mental health treatment from this era.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with anecdotes from his years working in the British Raj, this book offers cultural insight into how Indians with mental health troubles were cared for. The system for helping acute and chronic cases is described; as India at the time had little formal training or institutions for the mentally ill, the hospitals were capable of only basic care, keeping the sick fed in the hope their condition would improve with time. Often patients had to travel long distances from home to receive treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author also describes the various types of mental malady he observed in Indians, and compiles statistics as to how prevalent psychosis and other mental illnesses are. Overbeck-Wright blamed at least some of the problem with the popularity of cannabis in India; he considered the substance benign in moderation, but disruptive to the mind in heavy quantities. The concluding parts of this book pertain to the bureaucracy of mental illness, such as the repatriation of British people or their family in the event they suffer insanity, and the registration of individuals as formally insane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1921\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52241856561426,"sku":"9781789874693","price":25.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/ShDqwJk9i_9781789874693.webp?v=1777908094","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/lunacy-in-india-psychiatric-medicine-in-early-20th-century-colonial-india-a-historic-account-by-a-psychiatrist-of-the-british-raj-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}