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Adair, Aileen . THE MOON IS FULL
NY 1957 Philosophical Library. "A report on Lunacy by a Woman Asylum Doctor." Hardcover. Small octavo, 200pp., cloth. Near Fine in Fair DJ, worn. Not a modern reprint. (a18353)
$44.00 Slavson, S. R. . BECAUSE I LIVE HERE, THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF VITA-ERG WARD THERAPY WITH DETERIORATED PSYCHOTIC WOMEN
NY 1970 1st International Universities. "Detailed report of a long-term research project carried out under the author's direction on 2 closed female wards of a large state mental hospital in NYC." (jacket) "Vita-Erg treatment strongly relies on benign human relations in rehabilitating patients.")(text p. 3) Hardcover. Octavo, 374pp., index, cloth. Fine in VG DJ. (a2402)
$29.00 Dorsett, Clyde . PLANNING PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN FOR THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
1966 National Institute of Mental Health. Volume 1 of 3 volume series (volumes published separately and at different dates.) Project conducted by the Western Institute for Research inMental Health, San Francisco, California. Square sm4to., 105pp., illustrations, illustrated boards. VG, no DJ. Volume 1 only. (a39731)
$34.00 (insanity) . THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE RETREAT FOR THE INSANE AT HARTFORD, CONN. APRIL 1849
Hartford 1849 Case Tiffany. Brownell, Thomas C. Brownell, President. Octavo, 36pp., later wraps. Faint vertical crease. Good. (a61876)
$45.00Reidy, John P.. ZONE MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS THE ILLINOIS CONCEPT
Illinois 1964 1st Thomas. Octavo, 172pp., hardcover. VG, large rectangle of glue residue inside front cover, in Good DJ, price clipped, some masking tape on spine. (a67459)
$23.00 (biomedical research) . RESEARCH INVOLVING THOSE INSTITUTIONALIZED AS MENTALLY INFIRM - VOLUME I: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS; VOLUME 2: APPENDIX (2 VOLUMES, COMPLETE)
1978 National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. 2 volumes. 4to., 125pp., about 300pp., original printed wraps. A few Depository Library stamps, no spine numbers, no pockets. VG plus. 2 volumes. (a75586)
$74.00 Meyer, Adolf . THE PROBLEM OF THE STATE IN THE CARE OF THE INSANE
Baltimore 1909 Johns Hopkins. Octavo, pp.689-705, removed from The American Journal of Insanity and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a78625)
$27.00 Grissom, Eugene . A STATEMENT TO THE FRIENDS OF THE N. C. INSANE ASYLUM
Raleigh 1889 1st Uzzeli. Octavo, 42pp., original stringbound wraps. Good, somewhat worn and stained. (a81000)
$49.00 Gutzmer, A . GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN MATHEMATIKER-VEREINIGUNG VON IHRER BEGRUNDUNG BIS ZUR GEGEWART DARGESTELLT
Leipzig 1904 first edition. Teubner. sm4to original printed wraps. 68p. VG no ownership marks. (a85563)
$25.00 Edenharter, George F. M.D. (superintendent) . REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY - CENTRAL INDIANA HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE 1911-1912 AND 1912-1913
Indianapolis 1914 first edition Burford. Hardcover. Octavo, 380p., full page photo illustrations of insane inmates, original green cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine. No ownership marks. (a86591)
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