A forgotten pioneer in Australian psychiatry: Dr Edward Waldegrave Wardley (1813-1872).
J Med Biogr
; : 9677720241266307, 2024 Sep 08.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39246011
ABSTRACT
British-born Dr Edward Waldegrave Wardley (MRCSL, 1842) is an unacknowledged pioneer in the history of mental health care in Australia. Between 1857 and 1872, he assisted in the development of a policy of non-restraint across lunatic asylums in New South Wales (NSW). He then went on to extend this approach to the treatment of NSW's criminally insane patients. In addition, he trialled experiments to intellectually engage educated psychiatric patients across the colony. A prolific writer, and sufferer of chronic depression, Dr Wardley serves as a unique example of a nineteenth-century alienist with lived experience of mental illness.
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Biogr
Asunto de la revista:
HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido