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Treatment or punishment? A nineteenth-century scandal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Ian Lodge Patch
Ian Lodge Patch*
Affiliation:
Springfield Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London
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1Address for correspondence: Dr Ian Lodge Patch, Springfield Hospital, Beechcroft Road, London SW17 7DJ.
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Synopsis

In psychiatry the relationship between treatment and punishment is variable and ambiguous. It has always been possible to employ physical methods of treatment for punitive ends, against which the introduction of liberal policies is no complete safeguard. Indulging one's personal animosities towards a difficult or violent patient has always been condemned, but the motives of a psychiatrist may be particularly easily misconstrued. These inherent risks in a psychiatrist's situation are illustrated by a case from the 19th century.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , February 1976 , pp. 143 - 149
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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