Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914 by Nancy Tomes, Lynn Gamwell
Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914
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Nancy Tomes, Lynn Gamwell

Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914

Nancy Tomes, Lynn Gamwell

182 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology challenging dark informative fast-paced

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"In this book, Lynn Gamwell and Nancy Tomes explore the historical roots of Americans' understanding of madness today. Drawing on a rich array of sources, the authors interweave the perceptions of medical practitioners, the mentally ill and their ...

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