{"product_id":"9781462073047","title":"Kentucky's First Asylum: A Saga of the People and Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsylums were first established to care for the unfortunates of society. It was only later they acquired a negative image. In \u003ci\u003eKentucky’s First Asylum\u003c\/i\u003e, author Alma Wynelle Deese explores this issue by dissecting the inner workings of the Eastern Kentucky Asylum, Kentucky’s first asylum and the second state-supported asylum to be established in the United States. She describes the people who were involved in the creation and maintenance of a medical school, law department, and lunatic asylum in Lexington, Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eUsing historical data, Deese presents a fictionalized narrative to explore this institution’s history from 1817 to the 1990s—including a chapter dedicated to 1906, a pivotal year for Eastern Kentucky Asylum. That year, four employees were charged in the murder of a patient, and this incident set the stage for the past and present history of this facility. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKentucky’s First Asylum\u003c\/i\u003e provides a historical understanding of one early asylum that became a state hospital and serves to give broader context for the understanding of the current mental health system. It provides a platform to better comprehend the problems and processes of American psychiatric care.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107376087280,"sku":"9781462073047","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462073047_p0.jpg?v=1763676074","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462073047","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}