On the Construction, Organization, and General Arrangements of Hospitals for the Insane. E-book. Formato PDF Thomas Story Kirkbride   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The proper custody and treatment of the insane, are now recognized as among the duties which every State owes to its citizens; and as a consequence, structures for the special accommodation of those laboring under mental disease, provided at the general expense, and under the supervision of the public authorities, will probably before any long period, he found in every one of the United States.