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Psychiatric referral letters from the 17th century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Robert Howard  and
Hans Foerstl
Robert Howard
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
Hans Foerstl
Affiliation:
Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
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The 17th century saw the transfer of Bethlem from its original monastic site to more spacious accommodation at Moorfields in 1676, the development of an organised admissions system, and the establishment of an admissions register in 1683. The register contains often no more than the patients' names and the dates of their admission and discharge. Examinations of the admission register for the period 1684–1700 however, reveals 20 cases in which the entry is a copy of a warrant for admission in the form of a letter from the referring authority.

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Sketches from the History of Psychiatry
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 5 , May 1991 , pp. 272 - 274
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

References

Nicholas, H. (1834) Acts of the Privy Council, London.Google Scholar
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