Asylum years: Back to the future? Glimpses of institutional life in the 1970s. By RobertHayward, AndrewHeenan, London: Free Association Books. 2025. pp. 281. £18 (paperback)

Key Points

• The research aims to explore institutional life during the 1970s within asylums.
• Descriptive historical analysis of institutional life.
• Contextual examination of asylum systems in the 1970s.
• The article showcases aspects of daily life within asylums.
• Insights into the policies and practices of the time are discussed.