Psychiatric treatment of female mental patients in the Federated Malay States (FMS) of British-Malaya, 1930–57

Abstract

The British government in Malaya conducted treatment for women suffering mental illness in an effort to deal with the increasing number of cases in the Federated Malay States in 1930–57. This paper explores the role of mental asylums and society in contributing to methods of treatment during the twentieth century.