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Kilpauk Mental Hospital: The Bethlem of South Asia – A recall of its history prior to 1970

PERIOD OF CUSTODIAL CARE ONLY: The magnificent “Institute of Mental Health” has its history almost from 1795 when the East India company appointed Surgeon Valentine Conolly to be in charge of a “House for accommodating persons of unsound mind.” After a few transitions, backed by a government order f...

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Autores principales: Somasundaram, O., Ratnaraj, Ponnudurai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29527046
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_431_17