A review by kissmyash0600
10 Days in a Madhouse, by Nellie Bly
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
The realities of the US healthcare system are grim; it was grim in the 1880s, and we still have a lot of work to do. Nellie Bly's expose highlights the many issues and stigma associated with mental illness and how we (still, let's be honest) treat those who have mental illness. Medical abuse, medical trauma, and failure to believe or understand patients is a huge weakness that still majorly exists today.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Ableism