title: Institutional care for the mentally defective, 1914-1948: diversity as a response to individual needs and an indication of lack of policy coherence.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Medical History, University of Exeter, Devon, UK.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chester
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dale
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence