Lectures on the Care and Treatment of the Insane

W. C. Williamson. <i>Lectures on the Care and Treatment of the Insane for the Instruction of Attendants and Nurses</i> (Sydney, Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1885). With a forward by F Norton Manning.<br>This copy was made by the State Library of New South Wales where the original book is held.<br>The ten lectures were given by the Assistant Medical Officer at the Parramatta Hospital for the Insane. They provide an early insight into the expectations and beliefs about the care of what was called 'insanity' in nineteenth century Australia. This often included chronic health conditions such as epilepsy. <br><br>

W. C. 威廉姆森（W. C. Williamson）所著《陪护人员与护士精神疾病照护及治疗讲义》（Lectures on the Care and Treatment of the Insane for the Instruction of Attendants and Nurses）由悉尼托马斯·理查兹政府印刷所（Thomas Richards, Government Printer）于1885年出版，F·诺顿·曼宁（F Norton Manning）为其作序。

本副本由新南威尔士州图书馆（State Library of New South Wales）制作，该馆亦收藏本书原版。

本系列十场讲座由帕拉马塔精神病院（Parramatta Hospital for the Insane）助理医疗官主讲，为我们洞悉19世纪澳大利亚语境下，当时被称为“精神病 (insanity)”的照护预期与主流认知提供了早期珍贵视角。

当时的照护范畴通常涵盖癫痫等慢性健康病症。