Crossing the Boundaries of ‘Colonial Psychiatry’. Reflections on the Development of Psychiatry in British India, c. 1870–1940

摘要: This article explores the development of psychiatric institutions within context British colonial rule in India, particular during late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Existing scholarship on ‘colonial medicine’ has tended to focus power hegemony endeavour ‘colonize Indian body’ century. It is suggested here that reference ‘colonial’ medicine psychiatry tends reify ideology colonialism neglect other important dimensions such as role international scientific networks mental hospital locus care medicalization. From later period engagement south Asia, people’s right entitlement medical state’s obligation provide institutional treatment facilities received increased attention. As twentieth-century case an superintendent shows, practitioners’ professional ambitions went beyond confines psychiatry’. He practiced his institution science-based psychiatry, drawing models paradigms were then prevalent a variety countries around globe.