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May 16th 2012
(first published June 30th 1981)
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Beers was born in New Haven, Connecticut to Ida and Robert Beers on March 30, 1876. He was one of five children, all of whom would suffer from psychological distress and would die in mental institutions, including Beers himself, see "Clifford W. Beers, Advocate for the Insane". He graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale in 1897.
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 ...more
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 ...more
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I had a tough time with this one, and finally gave up and returned it to the library. The author maintains that he suffered a psychotic break and was plagued by horrible hallucinations and paranoia. He believed that the police were after him and that everyone in his life - family, friends, etc - were actually government spies in disguise. The book travels back and forth in time and place, and I found it difficult at times to understand whether he was talking about the past, present, or future.
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A brilliant first person account of bipolar depression and mania and the horrendous treatment of the mentally ill in state and private institutions about turn of the century (Clifford Beers was in 3 insane asylums from 1900-1903). I found it a fascinating read. The author is incredibly smart and charming, he also has a really unique style with words, he turns a nice phrase. I stumbled on this book accidentally & found Kindle version for 1.99. Clifford Beers story would make an excellent film
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Very interesting to see how mental hospitals operated back in the early 1900's. This is an especially wonderful book because the author is writing for first hand experience of being a patient in several hospitals, and the treatments he had to endure.
This was a good book. It wasn't my favorite because it is an autobiography and very tough to read. It took me so long to read it eventually I got sick of it. I really would not recommend this book unless you read autobiography books all the time.
An amazing personal story of what it was like to have a mental illness in the early 19 hundreds. It also paints a picture of what one person can do and how much each of us can impact change in this world. Awesome book, could not put it down..
I had to read this in college. It was a great book about a man who goes crazy and loses him mind and then finds his way back into reality. Very cool...happens to us all at somepoint :)
Hilarious tone for an otherwise serious subject.
Particularly essential read for anyone working in mental health in Connecticut.
Short and easy.
Particularly essential read for anyone working in mental health in Connecticut.
Short and easy.
Written in 1908; a classic in the mental health field. The book helped change attitudes about mental illness.
Sad to read about abuse, but great to hear of the author's determination to make changes.
I have a 2nd edition copy of this book, that I am very proud of! 1914!!!
Horrible!!! I could not even finish it!
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The founder of the mental hygiene movement, Clifford Whittingham Beers (1876–1943) launched one of the earliest client-advocate health reform movements in the United States. A former patient who was institutionalized for three years, Beers led national and international efforts to improve institutional care, challenge the stigma of mental illness, and promote mental health. His efforts resulted in
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“That the very delusion which drove me to a death-loving desperation should so suddenly vanish would seem to indicate that many a suicide might be averted if the person contemplating it could find the proper assistance when such a crisis impends.”
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