Madness : an American history of mental illness and its treatment / Mary de Young.

Author/creator De Young, Mary, 1949-
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2010.
Descriptionviii, 294 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Other title American history of mental illness and its treatment
Contents What is madness? -- The experience of madness -- Distracted in the colonies -- Asylums -- Asylum patients -- Asylum therapeutics.
Abstract "This book exercises the sociological imagination to explore some questions in the history of madness, including why some behaviors are labeled mad; why they are labeled mad in one historical period and not another; why the label of mad is applied to some types of people; and by whom the label and its consequences are applied"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-285) and index.
LCCN 2010026435
ISBN9780786433988 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0786433981 (softcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks RC443 .D35 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold