The the undercover mission that changed our understanding of madness Cahalan, Susannah creator author text bibliography biography nyu 2019 2019 First edition monographic eng

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xvii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm For centuries, doctors have struggled to define mental illness--how do you diagnose it, how do you treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answer, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, normal, well-adjusted members of society--went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to remain inside until they'd "proven" themselves sane, all eight emerged with alarming diagnoses and even more troubling stories of their treatment. Rosenhan's watershed study broke open the field of psychiatry, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever. But, as Cahalan's explosive new research shows, very little in this saga is exactly as it seems. What really happened behind those closed asylum doors, and what does it mean for our understanding of mental illness today? provided by the publisher Mirror image -- Nellie Bly -- The seat of madness -- On being sane in insane places -- A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma -- The essence of David -- "Go slowly, and perhaps not at all" -- "I might not be unmasked" -- Committed -- Nine days inside a madhouse -- Getting in -- ...And only the insane knew who was sane -- W. Underwood -- Crazy eights -- Ward 11 -- Soul on ice -- Rosemary Kennedy -- The truth seeker -- "All other questions follow from that" -- Criterionating -- The SCID -- The footnote -- "It's all in your mind" -- Shadow mental health care system -- The hammer -- An epidemic -- Moons of Jupiter Susannah Cahalan Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-366) and index n-us--- Rosenhan, David L Rosenhan, David L Mental illness Diagnosis Mental illness Treatment Psychiatric hospital care United States Evaluation Mental health services United States Psychiatry Research Mental illness Chemotherapy Mental Disorders diagnosis Mental Disorders drug therapy Mental Health Services Attitude of Health Personnel Research Design Psychiatry United States RC454.4 .C34 2019 616.89 WM 141 WM 141 C132g 2019 9781538715284 1538715287 9781538715277 1538715279 2019017569 190411 20241003104424.0 1089573419