A Mind That Found Itself

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A Mind That Found Itself

Author	: Clifford Whittingham Beers
File Size	: 53,5 Mb
Publisher	: The Floating Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 October 2009
ISBN	: 9781775416531
Pages	: 196 pages

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A Mind That Found Itself by Clifford Whittingham Beers Book PDF Summary

When he was twenty-four years old, Clifford Whittingham Beers was interred in a mental asylum. He remained there for three years, battling his mental illness. In his autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself, he recounts the civil war that took place in his mind. The publication of this book in 1908 caused huge public outcry and began an inquiry into the state of mental health care. It contributed significantly to the beginnings of the modern mental health movement.

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