Madhouse : a tragic tale of megalomania and modern medicine
Scull, Andrew T.2005
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Andrew Scull tells the disturbing story of Henry Cotton, superintendent of a mental hospital in the early 20th century, whose radical theories, & the resulting unnecessary surgeries to eliminate the sources of mental disturbances, went unchecked by his professional colleagues.
Main title:
Madhouse : a tragic tale of megalomania and modern medicine / Andrew Scull.
Author:
Imprint:
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2005.
Collation:
xiii, 360 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300107296 (hbk)
Dewey class:
616.890097616.8900973
Local class:
616.8900973
Language:
English
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BRN:
785942