Snake pits, talking cures, & magic bullets
Subtitle: a history of mental illness
By: Deborah Kent
Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Brookfield, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Mental illness -- History -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Other titles: Snake pits, talking cures, and magic bullets
Description: Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-150) and index