The Maudsley Hospital: Design and Strategic Direction, 1923–1939
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The Maudsley Hospital: Design and Strategic Direction, 1923–1939
The Maudsley Hospital officially opened in January 1923 with the stated aim of finding effective treatments for neuroses, mild forms of psychosis and dependency disorders. Significantly, Edward Mapother, the first medical superintendent, did not lay a claim to address major mental illness or chronic disorders. These objectives stood in contrast to the more ambitious agenda drafted in 1907 by He...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical History
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0025-7273,2048-8343
DOI: 10.1017/s0025727300001484