Mad in America Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill

Name: Mad in America Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill
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ISBN: 9780738207995

ISBN-10: 0738207993

ISBN-13: 9780738207995

Edition: 2003 (Reprint)

Authors: Robert Whitaker

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Tracing over three centuries of cures for madness, Robert Whitaker here shows how medical therapies have been used to silence patients and dull their minds, deepening their suffering and impairing their hope of recovery.

Book details

List price: $17.50
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 4/17/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



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 Patients' 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


Notes


Index