Bibliograph

Mad in America, bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill, Robert Whitaker

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Label

Mad in America, bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill, Robert Whitaker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-336) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mad in America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

671542902

Responsibility statement

Robert Whitaker

Sub title

bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill

Summary

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

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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