The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic
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- Synopsis
- This book grew out of ten years of research conducted by two journalists who discovered a trove of abandoned trunks and suitcases in an attic at Willard State Hospital in New York. Through extensive research they were able to reconstruct the histories of ten patients who were hospitalized at Willard during the years before deinstitutionalization. Through the microcosm of individual lives the authors humanize the tragedy of our treatment of people deemed to be mentally ill.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 205 Pages
- Publisher:
- Bellevue Literary Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/17/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Darby Penney and Peter Stastny
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Psychology, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Tomoko Miles
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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