Psychosis and civilization : Two studies in the frequency of mental disease / by Herbert Goldhamer and Andrew W. Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldhamer, Herbert, 1907-1977, author.

Marshall, Andrew W., 1921-2019, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--United States--History.

Mental illness.

Psychiatric hospitals--Utilization--New York (State)--History.

Psychiatric hospitals.

Psychiatric hospitals--Utilization--Massachusetts--History.

Psychology, Pathological--Etiology--Social aspects.

Psychology, Pathological.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (126 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Psychosis and civilization

Place of Publication:

Glencoe : Free Press, 1953.

Contents:

pt. I.A century of mental hospital admission rates in Massachusetts

Introduction

Problem, sources, and procedures

Comparison of 19th century and contemporary first admission rates

Summary and conclusions

pt. II. The conditional expectancy of mental disease

Measures of incidence of mental disease

Conditional expectancy rates for New York State

Provisional adjustment of conditional expectancy rates based on hospital data.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.