Agnes's Jacket A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness

Name: Agnes's Jacket A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness
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ISBN: 9781594865442

ISBN-10: 1594865442

ISBN-13: 9781594865442

Edition: 2009

Authors: Gail Hornstein, Gail A. Hornstein, Gail Hornstein

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One of the most remarkable artifacts to emerge from the world of madness is the intricately embroidered jacket of a German seamstress who had been locked away in an asylum in the late 1800s. The words that Agnes Richter painstakingly stitched into nearly every inch of the garment to record her experiences have eluded scholars' many attempts to decipher them. For Gail Hornstein, the jacket is symbolic of madness itself, an experience rich with meaning, if only we can learn to unlock its code. In this luminous work, Hornstein seeks to penetrate the mysteries shrouding a condition that affects at least one in five Americans each year, nearly half of whom do not seek treatment. She takes the…

Book details

List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 3/17/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

Gail A. Hornstein is a professor of psychology at Mount Holyoke College and author of To Redeem One Person is to Redeem the World, the widely praised biography of pioneering psychiatrist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann. She divides her time between Holyoke, Massachusetts, and London.



Introduction



The Voice Hearer



Beyond Belief



The Network



Mavericks In Maastricht



Who's Crazy Now?



Freedom Center



Prisoner Abuse



He Might Be Houdini



Field Notes



Peter, Who Comes From Jesus



Philosophy Of A Lunatic



Whitsbury House



Experts By Experience



Secrets And Hostages



Train Tracks



Free Speech



Trauma And Testimony



Displaced Persons



The Mental Market



Hunger Strikers



The Late Quartets



Hidden In Plain Sight



Visions Wrapped In Riddles



Written On The Body



The Wound Does The Healing



Finding What Works And What Doesn't


Acknowledgments


Notes


Resources


Index