Clifford W. Beers: Advocate for the InsaneNorman Dain offers a compelling biography of Clifford W. Beers, whose lifelong battle against his own mental illness inspired him to become a champion for mental health. Beers' autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself, created a public outcry in 1908, as it chronicled Beers' experiences during his three-year confinement in an asylum. Despite his disability, Beers went on to found the National Committee for Mental Hygiene (now the National Association for Mental Health), the American Foundation for Mental Hygiene, and the International Committee for Mental Hygiene. |
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2 Stamford Hall | 19 |
3 The Hartford Retreat | 25 |
4 Connecticut Hospital for the Insane | 36 |
5 Back in Circulation | 53 |
6 Writing the Autobiography | 61 |
7 Publication of A Mind That Found Itself | 87 |
8 A Reform Movement Launched | 100 |
13 Canning Salmon and Bottling Beers | 193 |
14 Branching Out | 219 |
15 The First International Congress on Mental Hygiene | 244 |
16 Traveling and Family Troubles | 254 |
Fame and Honors | 269 |
18 Personal Interests | 277 |
19 The Mentally Ill Intrude | 289 |
Crisis and Collapse | 305 |
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