A Mad People’s History of Madness

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  • Author : Dale Peterson
  • Release Date : 1982-03-15
  • Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
  • Genre : Psychology
  • Pages : 384
  • ISBN 13 : 0822974258
  • File Size : 49,49 MB
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A Mad People’s History of Madness by Dale Peterson PDF Summary

Book Description: A man desperately tries to keep his pact with the Devil, a woman is imprisoned in an insane asylum by her husband because of religious differences, and, on the testimony of a mere stranger, "a London citizen" is sentenced to a private madhouse. This anthology of writings by mad and allegedly mad people is a comprehensive overview of the history of mental illness for the past five hundred years-from the viewpoint of the patients themselves.Dale Peterson has compiled twenty-seven selections dating from 1436 through 1976. He prefaces each excerpt with biographical information about the writer. Peterson's running commentary explains the national differences in mental health care and the historical changes that have take place in symptoms and treatment. He traces the development of the private madhouse system in England and the state-run asylum system in the United States. Included is the first comprehensive bibliography of writings by the mentally ill.

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