Gracefully Insane by Alex Beam

Gracefully Insane by Alex Beam

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An entertaining and poignant social history of McLean Hospital--temporary home to many of the troubled geniuses of our age--and of the evolution of the treatment of mental illness from the early 19th century to today

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Gracefully Insane by Alex Beam

An entertaining and poignant social history of McLean Hospital--temporary home to many of the troubled geniuses of our age--and of the evolution of the treatment of mental illness from the early 19th century to today
Alex Beam is a columnist for the Boston Globe and the author of two novels. He has also written for the Atlantic Monthly, Slate and Forbes/FYI. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife and three sons.
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ISBN 13 9781586481612
ISBN 10 1586481614
Title Gracefully Insane
Author Alex Beam
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher PublicAffairs,U.S.
Year published 2003-01-07
Number of pages 296
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