George III's illnesses and his doctors : a study in early psychiatry / Michael Ramscar.

Barnsley ; Havertown : Pen & Sword History, 2023.

xiii, 319 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm

Introduction -- Assuming his inheritance -- The onset of the crisis -- Specialists or generalists -- Regency -- Relapse -- Bringing in the specialists -- Confinement -- What orthodox 'medicine' meant for the king -- A new approach to insanity -- Concern for the house of Hanover? The involvement of the royal dukes -- Psychiatry's first therapeutic trial -- The trial continues -- Things fall apart -- Lucett - a new career -- 'Insanity cured without confinement' -- Ruin and recovery -- Taking on the medical establishment -- Back on the campaign trail -- A sorry end -- George III - the last years -- They never met -- Afterword: the diagnosis of George III's insanity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.