Elegant psychiatric hospital - Death and life in America's top psychiatric hospitals

Author: Bingen
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Through extensive research and in-depth interviews, the author has acquired a detailed history of McLean, the American "aristocratic" psychiatric hospital established in the early 19th century—as stated in its subtitle, the book describes the "death" and "life" of the hospital and the people who once lived there. It was home to many prominent young aristocrats from New England, Freud's disciple and friend, and future celebrated poets Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, as well as the musician Ray Charles. These names, shining like stars, intertwine with shocking terms such as prefrontal lobotomy, electroconvulsive therapy, and immersion therapy, forming this gripping "Boston psychiatric social portrait."