num_pages: 182
description: Drawing on a rich array of sources, Lynn Gamwell and Nancy Tomes explore the historical roots of American's understanding of madness in this lavishly illustrated book.
language: English
title: Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914
titlecomplete: Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914 (Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry)
genres: Medical, History, Psychology, Mental Illness, Mental Health, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 34
publisher: NCROL