Keeping America Sane Psychiatry and Eugenics in the United States and Canada, 1880-1940 |
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| Author:
| Dowbiggin, Ian Robert |
| Series title: | Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-8398-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.99 |
Book Description:
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What would bring a physician to conclude that sterilization is appropriate treatment for the mentally ill and mentally handicapped? Using archival sources, Ian Robert Dowbiggin documents the involvement of both American and Canadian psychiatrists in...
What would bring a physician to conclude that sterilization is appropriate treatment for the mentally ill and mentally handicapped? Using archival sources, Ian Robert Dowbiggin documents the involvement of both American and Canadian psychiatrists in...