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Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
April 16, 2003
Pages
352
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780738207995
ISBN-10
0738207993
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.86 lbs.
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Out of Print
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$17.50
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Drawn from old patient medical records, historical accounts, and government documents, a compelling social and medical history of mental illness in America documents more than three centuries of 'cures' for madness, calling into question our responibilities to the mad, what it means to be 'insane,' and what we value most about the human mind. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.
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Hardcover
from Perseus Books Group (January 1, 2002)
9780738203850 | details & prices | 334 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $27.00
About: Documents more than three centuries of cures for madness, calling into question society's responsibilities to the mentally ill, what it means to be 'insane,' and what Americans value most about the human mind.
About: Documents more than three centuries of cures for madness, calling into question society's responsibilities to the mentally ill, what it means to be 'insane,' and what Americans value most about the human mind.
Paperback
from Basic Books (May 25, 2010)
9780465020140 | details & prices | 348 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $17.99
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Basic Books (April 16, 2003)
9780738207995 | details & prices | 352 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.86 lbs | List price $17.50
About: Drawn from old patient medical records, historical accounts, and government documents, a compelling social and medical history of mental illness in America documents more than three centuries of 'cures' for madness, calling into question our responibilities to the mad, what it means to be 'insane,' and what we value most about the human mind.
About: Drawn from old patient medical records, historical accounts, and government documents, a compelling social and medical history of mental illness in America documents more than three centuries of 'cures' for madness, calling into question our responibilities to the mad, what it means to be 'insane,' and what we value most about the human mind.
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