Madhouse - A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine

Klappentext A shocking story of medical brutality perfomed in the name of psychiatric medicine. Zusammenfassung Convinced that he had uncovered the single source of psychosis! Henry Cotton! superintendent of the Trenton State Hospital! New Jersey! launched a ruthless campaign to 'eliminate the perils of pus infection'. This book reconstructs a nightmarish! cautionary chapter in modern psychiatry when professionals failed to police themselves.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Scull, Scull Andrew
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.09.2007
• EAN: 9780300126709
• ISBN: 978-0-300-12670-9
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; USA, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / History, Psychiatry, History of Medicine, United States of America, USA, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909