The field of mental health is still very much in its infancy in Goodsir's day—but he is aware of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, and how its superintendent Dr. MacKinnon—rather than locking up the inmates in cells, Bedlam-fashion—seeks to engage them in healthier pursuits; crafts, gardening, and so forth. So he at least somewhat grasps what Kate is getting at, though he has a difficult time understanding anxiety or depression as anything other than an emotional state rather than a health condition.
Still, at least the last bit makes sense.
"So a physician but of the mind, rather than the body," he says, and laughs hollowly. "Such a physician would find Mr. Hickey a fascinating case indeed, I imagine."
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The field of mental health is still very much in its infancy in Goodsir's day—but he is aware of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, and how its superintendent Dr. MacKinnon—rather than locking up the inmates in cells, Bedlam-fashion—seeks to engage them in healthier pursuits; crafts, gardening, and so forth. So he at least somewhat grasps what Kate is getting at, though he has a difficult time understanding anxiety or depression as anything other than an emotional state rather than a health condition.
Still, at least the last bit makes sense.
"So a physician but of the mind, rather than the body," he says, and laughs hollowly. "Such a physician would find Mr. Hickey a fascinating case indeed, I imagine."