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Agnes's Jacket : A Psychologist's Search for the Meanings of Madness
by HornsteinISBN13:
9781594865442
ISBN10:
1594865442
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Hardcover
Pub. Date:
3/17/2009
Publisher(s):
Rodale Books
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Summary
In this luminous work, Hornstein seeks to penetrate the mysteries shrouding mental illness--a condition that affects at least one in five Americans each year, nearly half of whom do not seek treatment.
Author Biography
Gail A. Hornstein is a professor of psychology at Mount Holyoke College.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. ix |
| The Voice Hearer | p. 1 |
| Beyond Belief | p. 15 |
| The Network | p. 23 |
| Mavericks In Maastricht | p. 30 |
| Who's Crazy Now? | p. 44 |
| Freedom Center | p. 50 |
| Prisoner Abuse | p. 62 |
| He Might Be Houdini | p. 69 |
| Field Notes | p. 86 |
| Peter, Who Comes From Jesus | p. 91 |
| Philosophy Of A Lunatic | p. 109 |
| Whitsbury House | p. 119 |
| Experts By Experience | p. 126 |
| Secrets And Hostages | p. 144 |
| Train Tracks | p. 152 |
| Free Speech | p. 156 |
| Trauma And Testimony | p. 163 |
| Displaced Persons | p. 175 |
| The Mental Market | p. 189 |
| Hunger Strikers | p. 200 |
| The Late Quartets | p. 209 |
| Hidden In Plain Sight | p. 228 |
| Visions Wrapped In Riddles | p. 235 |
| Written On The Body | p. 247 |
| The Wound Does The Healing | p. 268 |
| Finding What Works And What Doesn't | p. 274 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 284 |
| Notes | p. 288 |
| Resources | p. 299 |
| Index | p. 305 |
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