The great pretender: the undercover mission that changed our understanding of madness [First edition: November 2019] 9781538715284, 9781549175299, 9781549175282, 9781538715260, 1537441620171, 1538715287

From "one of America's most courageous young journalists" (NPR) comes a propulsive narrative history inve

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English Pages xiii, 382 pages; 24 cm Year 2019

The great pretender: the undercover mission that changed our understanding of madness [First edition: November 2019]
9781538715284, 9781549175299, 9781549175282, 9781538715260, 1537441620171, 1538715287

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Cahalan
Susannah; Rosenhan
David L

Table of contents :
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 --
index.

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