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A History of Mental Illness
By Kent, Deborah
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76132-704-2
- Publisher
- Brookfield, Conn. : Twenty-First Century Books, c2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2003
Gr 6-9 An excellent history peppered with fascinating accounts of the bizarre ideas, contraptions, and methods used to treat mentally ill people throughout the centuries. Kent begins her coverage with Babylonian and Egyptian societies. She discusses the 1656 founding of the notorious Hospital General in Paris and institutions that caged and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
