Mad in America : bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill /
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 th...
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| Main Author: |
Whitaker, Robert |
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| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
New York, NY :
Basic Books,
2010.
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| Edition: | Rev. pbk. |
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