Showing papers by "Wayne Hall published in 1980"
TL;DR: The William Chidley case raised basic questions in psychiatry, morality and lunacy law, which are still of contemporary significance.
Abstract: William Chidley was a unique Australian. He lectured frequently on his beliefs that the answer to society's problems was a three-fold program of correct dress, proper diet and a new method of sexual intercourse. His compulsory admissions to psychiatric hospitals were on the grounds that he was insane and a danger to public morals. The case raised basic questions in psychiatry, morality and lunacy law. These questions, which are discussed, are still of contemporary significance.
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