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Why were men and, mainly, women in Victorian Britain prone to what is described as 'madness'? Was this due to a misunderstanding of mental illness at the time? Why does this diagnosis no longer seem as common today?

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Why were men and, mainly, women in Victorian Britain prone to what is described as 'madness'? Was this due to a misunderstanding of mental illness at the time? Why does this diagnosis no longer seem as common today?	145
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