An edition of Mad in America
(2010)
Mad in America
bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill
Rev. pbk.
by Robert Whitaker
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A social history of the treatment of the mentally ill in America, this survey reveals the various methods of treatment from the 17th century to today: spinning, chilling, lobotomizing, and electroshock therapy, to name a few. Whitaker's position is skeptical when he compares the treatment of the mentally ill in America to those affected in other countries.
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Schizophrenia, Mentally ill, History, Treatment, CarePlaces
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Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill
Sep 10, 2019, Basic Books
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1541618068 9781541618060
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Mad in America: bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill
2010, Basic Books
in English
- Rev. pbk.
0465020143 9780465020140
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Preface to the revised edition
The original Bedlam (1750-1900). Bedlam in medicine ; The healing hand of kindness
The darkest era (1900-1950). Unfit to breed ; Too much intelligence ; Brain damage as miracle therapy
Back to Bedlam (1950-1990s). Modern-day alchemy ; The patient's reality ; The story we told ourselves ; Shame of a nation ; The Nuremberg Code doesn't apply here
Mad medicine today (1990s-present). Not so atypical ; Epilogue
Afterword to the revised edition.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-336) and index.
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