| A Mind That Found Itself Contributor(s): Beers, Clifford Whittingham (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438522983 ISBN-13: 9781438522982 Publisher: Book Jungle OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.70 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1908 A Mind That Found Itself was written to abolish many fears regarding insanity, and to correct abuses in its treatment. This is the personal account of the author's experience in a private sanatorium and in an insane asylum. In 1900 he was first confined to a private mental institution for depression and paranoia. Later Beers spent time in a private hospital as well as a state institution. A Mind That Found Itself told of the abuses he suffered at the hands of the staff and medical profession. This work was instrumental in helping to get reforms for the treatment of the mentally ill. |