This paper investigates the certification of insanity through a standardized template called
Form K which was used in Ontario between 1873 and 1883. My main thesis is that the …

This paper investigates the nexus between the legal provisions for the certification of insanity
and the introduction of psychological medicine into British medical education. Considering …

This study examines Adolphe Quêtelet's conception of deviance. It investigates how he
identified social marginalities and what actions he recommended governments to undertake. To …

CMAJ| NOVEMBER 30, 2020| VOLUME 192| ISSUE 48 E1643 glimpse of how practitioners
in Ontario engaged with their role as certifiers. Let us consider the case of Matilda R., a 27 …

The history of lunacy certificates has been restricted to the problem of wrongful incarcerations.
This approach remains persuasive though essentially partial, for lunacy certificates were …

This chapter examines the connection between the legal provisions for the certification of
insanity and the promotion of medical psychology as a teaching subject. It focuses on Britain …

This chapter explores the certification procedure in Ontario during the last quarter of the
nineteenth century. Using legal and archival sources, it investigates the examination process as …

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This chapter focuses on the origins of the medical certification of insanity. Considering a
variety of legal and administrative sources, it traces the emergence of lunacy certificates from …

This chapter examines the circulation of Victorian certificates with a particular focus on the
British Empire. Relying on official records, colonial acts, and newspapers, it traces their …