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23%OFFAndrew Scull - Madhouse - 9780300126709 - V9780300126709
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Madhouse

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Description for Madhouse Paperback. Convinced that he had uncovered the single source of psychosis, Henry Cotton, superintendent of the Trenton State Hospital, New Jersey, launched a ruthless campaign to 'eliminate the perils of pus infection'. This book reconstructs a nightmarish, cautionary chapter in modern psychiatry when professionals failed to police themselves. Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.

“Reads as much like a novel as it does a work of medical scholarship.”—Patrick McGrath, New York Times Book Review

Madhouse
revealsa long-suppressed medical scandal, shocking in its brutality and sobering in its implications. It shows how a leading American psychiatrist of the early twentieth century came to believe that mental illnesses were the product of chronic infections that poisoned the brain. Convinced that he had uncovered the single source of psychosis, Henry Cotton, superintendent of the Trenton State Hospital, New Jersey, launched a ruthless campaign to “eliminate the perils of pus infection.” Teeth were pulled, tonsils excised, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300126709
SKU
V9780300126709
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99-50

About Andrew Scull
Andrew Scull is professor of sociology and science studies, University of California, San Diego. He is also the author of Most Solitary of Afflictions: Madness and Society in Britain, 1700-1900, published by Yale University Press    

Reviews for Madhouse
"'Scull writes an exemplary narrative - reminding us that today's respected clinician can still easily become tomorrow's mad scientist.' Michael Moorcock, Daily Telegraph 'Madhouse is fascinating. Scull's detection is impressive; it extends over years.' Hugh Freeman, Times Literary Supplement 'A brilliant piece of medical scholarship...' The Irish Times"

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