The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic
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The acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their forgotten lives "A deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness." -Oliver Sacks When Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State's largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients was discovered...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1934137146
ISBN13:9781934137147
Release Date:January 2009
Publisher:Bellevue Literary Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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Excellent read if you are interested in the history of mental illness!
Published by Sarah McGuire , 5 years ago
This book chronicles the lives of former psychiatric patients. Learn how ordinary life stresses could spiral out of control quickly and result into sometimes life-long confinement in the early days of psychiatric treatment.
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