{"product_id":"kentuckys-first-asylum-a-saga-of-the-people-and-practices-paperback","title":"Kentucky's First Asylum: A Saga of the People and Practices - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlma Wynelle Deese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsylums were first established to care for the unfortunates of society. It was only later they acquired a negative image. In Kentucky's First Asylum, author \u003cb\u003eAlma Wynelle Deese\u003c\/b\u003e explores this issue by dissecting the inner workings of the Eastern Kentucky Asylum, Kentucky's first asylum and the second state-supported asylum to be established in the United States. She describes the people who were involved in the creation and maintenance of a medical school, law department, and lunatic asylum in Lexington, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing historical data, Deese presents a fictionalized narrative to explore this institution's history from 1817 to the 1990s-including a chapter dedicated to 1906, a pivotal year for Eastern Kentucky Asylum. That year, four employees were charged in the murder of a patient, and this incident set the stage for the past and present history of this facility. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKentucky's First Asylum\u003c\/i\u003e provides a historical understanding of one early asylum that became a state hospital and serves to give broader context for the understanding of the current mental health system. It provides a platform to better comprehend the problems and processes of American psychiatric care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118338281607,"sku":"9781462073030","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1e95f8ecffc7c0e6cd08a0f3da610510.webp?v=1732532505","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/kentuckys-first-asylum-a-saga-of-the-people-and-practices-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}