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Author

Whitaker, Robert.

Title Mad in America [electronic resource] : bad science, bad medicine, and the enduring mistreatment of the mentally ill / Robert Whitaker.

Imprint

New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2010, c2002.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xviii, 348 p.
Note	Revised paperback.
	Includes index.
Contents	pt. 1. The original bedlam (1750-1900) -- pt. 2. The darkest era (1900-1950) -- pt. 3. Back to bedlam (1950-1990s) -- pt. 4. Mad medicine today (1990s-present).
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Schizophrenia -- Treatment -- United States -- History.
	Mentally ill -- Care -- United States -- History.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780465020140
	9780786723799 (e-book)