Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine

Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine

By
Andrew Scull
Andrew Scull
2005 • 388 pages

A shocking story of medical brutality perfomed in the name of psychiatric medicine.

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