| A Mind That Found Itself: A Groundbreaking Memoir Which Influenced Normalizing Mental Health Issues & Mental Hygiene Contributor(s): Beers, Clifford Whittingham (Author) |
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ISBN: 8027309417 ISBN-13: 9788027309412 Publisher: E-Artnow OUR PRICE: $6.37 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.35 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an autobiographical account of the author's hospitalization and the abuses he suffered. In 1900 he was first confined to a private mental institution for depression and paranoia. He would later be confined to another private hospital as well as a state institution. During these periods he experienced and witnessed serious maltreatment at the hands of the staff. "A Mind That Found Itself" was widely and favorably reviewed, became a bestseller, and is still in print. |