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The Cost of Insanity in Nineteenth Century Ireland: A Haunting History of Asylums, Neglect, and Social Stigma
In the 19th century, insanity was a poorly understood and often misunderstood condition. In Ireland, as in many other parts of the world, the treatment of the mentally ill was often cruel and inhumane. Asylums were...
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