title: Hanwell Lunatic Asylum 1831-1844: the golden years.
abstract: The achievements at Hanwell Lunatic Asylum were widely praised in their time. The ideals of the physicians were dependent on the attendants for their success. A variety of documentation, including patient case-books, manuals of staff duties, matron's daily report books and visitors reports, are examined to assess the reality behind the public image.
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authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000266:history*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom