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by A Scull (Author) "Who can envy the fate of the mad and the mopish, the distracted and the deranged, the delusional and the troubled in mind? ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 376 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press (5 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0300107293
  • ISBN-13: 978-0300107296
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 770,172 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"'a tour de force of investigative reporting and a provocative case study of megalomania, junk science and cronyism vs. the Hippocratic Oath. It's also a fast-paced medical thriller.' Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind; 'The most impressive piece of narrative psychiatric history I have ever read.' William F. Bynum, Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine."


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'...he writes an exemplary narrative - reminding us that today's respected clinician can still easily become tomorrow's mad scientist'

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4.0 out of 5 stars Medical holocaust?, 19 Aug 2005
By Russell Sheaf "Russ from Conwy" (Conwy Wales) - See all my reviews
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Andrew Scull meticulously exposes blinkered practice, faulty ego, and inertia in the face of overwhelming facts. At times this book felt like a nightmarish novel but all the evidence was there-thousands of people experienced and witnessed a medical holocaust. I found it compelling and tragic. Little wonder that evidenced based medical practice emerged from catastrophes like these. Not to be missed by any patient who has ever thought of seeking a second opinion. Madhouse was my `read` of the year.
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