Mad in America : bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill / Robe...
Mad in America : bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill / Robe...
Mad in America : bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill / Robert Whitaker.
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Cambridge, MA : Perseus Pub., c2002.
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N362.26/12
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 334 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. The Original Bedlam (1750-1900) -- 1. Bedlam in Medicine -- 2. The Healing Hand of Kindness -- Pt. 2. The Darkest Era (1900-1950) -- 3. Unfit to Breed -- 4. Too Much Intelligence -- 5. Brain Damage as Miracle Therapy -- Pt. 3. Back to Bedlam (1950-1990s) -- 6. Modern-Day Alchemy -- 7. The Pat...
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Publisher
Cambridge, MA : Perseus Pub., c2002.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"Based on exhaustive research culled from old patient medical records, historical accounts, numerous interviews, and hundreds of government documents, Mad in America at last gives voice to generations of patients, demonstrating how the "cures" for severe mental illness have regularly served to deepen their suffering and impair their hope of recover...
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Mad in America : bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill / Robert Whitaker.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-322) and index.
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N362.26/12
Record Identifier
74Vv436eBGOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv436eBGOM
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ISBN
0738207993
9780738203850
0738203858
9780738207995 (pbk)
0738207993 (pbk)
9780738207995
DDC
362.260973
362.26
MMS ID
991015465449702626
