Ziff, Katherine. <br/><br/>
Asylum on the Hill :  History of a Healing Landscape. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (265 pages) 
<br/><br/>Praise for Asylum on the Hill -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Moral Treatment Experiment: "A Magnificent Site Overlooking the Hocking Valley" -- 2. Patients: "Each Admission Represented a Poor, Helpless, Hopeless Sufferer" -- 3. Architecture: "Space, Light and Air to Each Patient" -- 4. Politics: "Partisan Interests and Personal Place-Seeking" -- 5. Landscape: "Of Beautiful and Varied Scenery" -- 6. Caregivers: "To Take Proper Care of the Insane Requires Talents of a High Order" -- Epilogue -- Afterword: to the 150th Anniversary Edition -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Asylum on the Hill is the story of a great American experiment in psychiatry, a revolution in care for those with mental illness, as seen through the example of the Athens Lunatic Asylum. Katherine Ziff's compelling presentation incorporates rare photos, letters, and records, offering readers a fascinating glimpse into psychiatric history. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780821444269 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Athens State Hospital--History.<br/>State hospitals--Ohio--Athens--History.<br/>Psychiatric hospitals--Ohio--Athens--History.<br/>Psychiatric hospital care--History.<br/>Mental illness--Treatment--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC445.O3 Z55 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.2109771