Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914

摘要: In this beautifully illustrated andwelldocumented volume, Gamwell and Tomes lead the reader on a tour of past ideas about madness in America. The format book\p=m-\partly an exhibition catalogue partly collection historical vignettes\p=m-\reflects unusual collaborative effort its authors who represent, respectively, professions ofmuseum curator medical historian. book begins with Navajo night chant rug, used cure unstable person (someone "acted like