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《用于陪护与护理人员培训的精神疾病照料与治疗讲义》（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（Thomas Richards）政府印刷所于1885年出版，F·诺顿·曼宁（F Norton Manning）为其作序。
本副本由馆藏原版书籍的新南威尔士州图书馆（State Library of New South Wales）制作。
该书收录的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19世纪澳大利亚社会针对彼时被称为“精神病(insanity)”的病症的照料预期与主流观念提供了早期洞察视角，彼时这类照料范畴常涵盖癫痫等慢性健康疾病。