A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 148494593X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The persuasive chronicler of mental illness became a sophisticated, pragmatic organizer and reformer. Recovered from his illness, Beers began a lifelong crusade, through the National Committee for Mental Hygiene and the American Foundation for Mental Hygiene, to revolutionize the care and treatment of the mentally ill. Moreover, it grips the imagination of readers not because it is a document of social reform but because it is a superb narrative. A narrow escape from death and a seemingly miraculous return to health after an apparently fatal illness are enough to make a man ask himself: For what purpose was my life spared? That question I have asked myself, and this book is, in part, an answer.”. “A pen rather than a lance has been my weapon of offence and defence; with its point I should prick the civic conscience and bring into a neglected field men and women who should act as champions for those afflicted thousands least able to fight for themselves.”In 1900, after suffering a mental breakdown, Clifford Whittingham Beers was confined to an asylum for three years. His ultimate recovery is a triumph of the human spirit. Steadily, forthrightly, we come in tou
One man's crazy is another man's genius. That Clifford Whittingham Beers had mental and emotional problems there is no doubt. What is unique was his ability to recall his journey through illness with such clarity and detachment, then to strategically manage not only his cure but the movement he founded. Beers was an otherwise common man, obsessed by an uncommon drive in extraordinary circumstances. In "A Mind that Found Itself" he bequeathed to those with mental illness, their fam