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Mad in America

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

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An edition of Mad in America (2010)

Mad in America

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

Rev. pbk.

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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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Basic Books
Language
English
Pages
348

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Subjects
Schizophrenia, Mentally ill, History, Treatment, Care
Places
United States

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Mad in America: bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill
2010, Basic Books
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New York, NY

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-336) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
616.898009
Library of Congress
RC514 .W44 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 348 p.
Number of pages
348

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26882718M
Internet Archive
madinamericabads0000whit
ISBN 10
0465020143
ISBN 13
9780465020140
LCCN
2010485122
OCLC/WorldCat
671542902

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