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Author:

Kent, Deborah.

Title:

Snake pits, talking cures & magic bullets : a history of mental illness / Deborah Kent.

Publisher:

Twenty-First Century Books,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

160 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Mental illness--History--Juvenile literature.
Mental illness.
Mental illness--History--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-150) and index.

Contents:

One out of four -- Demons of the ancients -- Saints and witches -- Out of mind, out of sight -- The promise of the asylum -- From trance to transference -- Behind the walls -- The chemical revolution -- Unbolting the gates -- Where do we go from here?

Summary:

Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.

ISBN:

9780761327042
0761327045

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50253057

LCCN:

2002011208

Locations:

DRPC413 -- Britt Public Library (Britt)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

54SX745 -- Emmetsburg High School (Emmetsburg)

RAPD371 -- Jefferson Public Library (Jefferson)