Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill

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.