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Snake Pits, Talking Cures and Magic Bullets
Mental illnessJuvenile literatureHistoryMental illness, juvenile literature
Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance
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