Mad in America bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill / Robert Whitaker.
| Author/creator | Whitaker, Robert |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Rev. pbk. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Basic Books, |
| Description | xviii, 348 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Contents | Machine generated contents note: Preface xiii -- Acknowledgments xvii -- Part One: The Original Bedlam (1750-1900) -- 1 Bedlam in Medicine 3 -- 2 The Healing Hand of Kindness 19 -- Part Two: The Darkest Era (1900-1950) -- 3 Unfit to Breed 41 -- 4 Too Much Intelligence 73 -- 5 Brain Damage as Miracle Therapy 107 -- Part Three: Back to Bedlam (1950-1990s) -- 6 Modem-Day Alchemy 141 -- 7 The Patients' Reality 161 -- 8 The Story We Told Ourselves 195 -- 9 Shame of a Nation 211 -- 10 The Nuremberg Code Doesn't Apply Here 233 -- Part Four: Mad Medicine Today (1990s-Present) -- 11 Not So Atypical 253 -- Epilogue 287 -- Notes 293 -- Index 323. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-336) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010485122 |
| ISBN | 9780465020140 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |