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Author : Clifford Whittingham Beers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mind that Found Itself written by Clifford Whittingham Beers and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of this work resulted in a public outcry in the 1900's that began an inquiry into the state of U.S. mental health care and psychiatric services. It contributed significantly to the mental hygiene movement and to establish the National Committee for Mental Hygiene

Author : Norman Dain
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN 13 : 0822976285
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clifford W. Beers written by Norman Dain and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1980-07-15 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norman Dain offers a compelling biography of Clifford W. Beers, whose lifelong battle against his own mental illness inspired him to become a champion for mental health. Beers' autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself, created a public outcry in 1908, as it chronicled Beers' experiences during his three-year confinement in an asylum. Despite his disability, Beers went on to found the National Committee for Mental Hygiene (now the National Association for Mental Health), the American Foundation for Mental Hygiene, and the International Committee for Mental Hygiene.

Author : Clifford Whittingham Beers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mind that Found Itself written by Clifford Whittingham Beers and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clifford Whittingham Beers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781492224921
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mind That Found Itself: a Memoir of Madness and Recovery written by Clifford Whittingham Beers and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the groundbreaking book, Clifford Beers tells what it was like to be institutionalized at a time when mental illness received little attention or respect. "A Mind that Found Itself" is Beers' own story, as one of five children who all suffered psychological distress and were all confined to mental institutions at one time or another. Beers, who wrote the book after his own confinement, gained the support of the medical profession and was a leader in the mental hygiene movement. "A Mind that Found Itself" has been an inspiration to many mental health professionals in their choice of a profession. It also did much to help the rest of the world see mental health issues as a serious disease. "A Mind that Found Itself" is an excellent read for anyone seeking to better understand, or treat, mental illness.

Author : Clifford Whittingham Beers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mental Hygiene Movement written by Clifford Whittingham Beers and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781522930440
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mind That Found Itself written by and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mind that Found Itself An Autobiography By Clifford Whittingham Beers This story is derived from as human a document as ever existed; and, because of its uncommon nature, perhaps no one thing contributes so much to its value as its authenticity. It is an autobiography, and more: in part it is a biography; for, in telling the story of my life, I must relate the history of another self--a self which was dominant from my twenty-fourth to my twenty-sixth year. During that period I was unlike what I had been, or what I have been since. The biographical part of my autobiography might be called the history of a mental civil war, which I fought single-handed on a battlefield that lay within the compass of my skull. An Army of Unreason, composed of the cunning and treacherous thoughts of an unfair foe, attacked my bewildered consciousness with cruel persistency, and would have destroyed me, had not a triumphant Reason finally interposed a superior strategy that saved me from my unnatural self. I am not telling the story of my life just to write a book. I tell it because it seems my plain duty to do so. A narrow escape from death and a seemingly miraculous return to health after an apparently fatal illness are enough to make a man ask himself: For what purpose was my life spared? That question I have asked myself, and this book is, in part, an answer. I was born shortly after sunset about thirty years ago. My ancestors, natives of England, settled in this country not long after the Mayflower first sailed into Plymouth Harbor. And the blood of these ancestors, by time and the happy union of a Northern man and a Southern woman--my parents--has perforce been blended into blood truly American.

Author : Clifford Whittingham Beers
Publisher : Doubleday
ISBN 13 : 0307816591
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mind that Found Itself written by Clifford Whittingham Beers and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the groundbreaking book, Clifford Beers tells what it was like to be institutionalized at a time when mental illness received little attention or respect. A Mind that Found Itself is Clifford Beers's own story, as one of five children who all suffered psychological distress and were all confined to mental institutions at one time or another. Beers, who wrote the book after his own confinement, gained the support of the medical profession and was a leader in the mental hygiene movement. A Mind that Found Itself has been an inspiration to many mental health professionals in their choice of a profession. It also did much to help the rest of the world see mental health issues as a serious disease. A Mind that Found Itself is an excellent read for anyone seeking to better understand, or treat, mental illness.

Author : Clifford Beers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781501056543
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mind That Found Itself written by Clifford Beers and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-31 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once a classic account of the ravages of mental illness and a major American autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself tells the story of a young man who is gradually enveloped by a psychosis. His well-meaning family commits him to a series of mental hospitals, but he is brutalized by the treatment, and his moments of fleeting sanity become fewer and fewer. His ultimate recovery is a triumph of the human spirit. Clifford Whittingham Beers, 1876-1943, was the American founder of the mental hygiene movement, born in New Haven, Conn., grad. Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, 1897. After the publication of this book, A Mind That Found Itself (1908), which is an autobiographical account of his confinement in a mental institution, he had the support of the medical profession and others in the work to prevent mental disorders. He was a leader in the field until his retirement in 1939. This book is an amazing account of what it was like to be institutionalized at a time when mental illness received little attention or respect. A groundbreaking effort towards the acceptance of mental health as a serious disease.

Author : Clifford Whittingham Beers
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ISBN 13 : 9781544977720
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mind That Found Itself written by Clifford Whittingham Beers and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clifford Whittingham Beers (1876 - 1943) was the founder of the American mental hygiene movement. In 1900 he was first confined to a private mental institution for depression and paranoia. He would later be confined to another private hospital as well as a state institution. During these periods he experienced and witnessed serious maltreatment at the hands of the staff. His book A Mind That Found Itself (1908), is an autobiographical account of his hospitalization and the abuses he suffered. The book was widely and favourably reviewed, and became a bestseller. "A Mind that Found Itself" has contributed immensely to understanding of mental health issues and helped the rest of the world see mental health issues as a serious disease.

Author : Stephanie Schroeder
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190846615
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Headcase written by Stephanie Schroeder and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headcase is a groundbreaking collection of personal reflections and artistic representations illustrating the intersection of mental wellness, mental illness, and LGBTQ identity, as well as the lasting impact of historical views equating queer and trans identity with mental illness. The featured pieces offer personal views from both providers and clients, often one and the same, about their experiences. In the anthology, readers will access the inner thoughts of contributors who collectively document the difficulty of navigating flawed healthcare systems that limit affordable access to genuinely affirming, effective services. Traversing boundaries of race and ethnic identity, age, gender identity, and socioeconomic status, Headcase appeals to LGBTQ communities and, specifically, LGBTQ mental health consumers and their friends, families, and comrades.