Eloquent Testimony : the Story of the Mental Health Services in Western Australia, 1830-1975

Publication Resource Details

Author
Ellis, A.S.
Publication Date
1984
Publisher
University of Western Australia Press
Place Published
Nedlands, Western Australia
Description
Dr Archie Ellis was Director of Mental Health Services in Western Australia from 1963 to 1977. His book, 'Eloquent Testimony', charts the history of the mental health system and institutions in the State from colonisation to the mid-1970s.

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