Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914 (Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry) by Nancy Tomes, Lynn Gamwell

Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914 (Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry)

Nancy Tomes, Lynn Gamwell

182 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology informative medium-paced

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Drawing on a rich array of sources, Lynn Gamwell and Nancy Tomes explore the historical roots of American's understanding of madness in this lavishly illustrated book.

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