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A man against insanity : the birth of drug therapy in a rural Michigan asylum / Paul De Kruif.
The story of Dr. Jack Ferguson, a man who battled drug addiction and had repeated psychotic breakdowns, but recovered and became a physician. He was determined to help the so-called incurably insane and mostly forgotten mental patients at the Traverse City State Hospital through experimental drug therapy, and in the process changed the way the mentally ill were treated.
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- ISBN: 9781943995554
- ISBN: 1943995559
- Physical Description: xiii, 182 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm
- Edition: New edition.
- Publisher: Traverse City, MI : Mission Point Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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| General Note: | Originally published by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1957. Edition statement from preface, page xiii. "1 doctor, 107 nurses, 1000 patients"--Front cover. "Medical / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology"--Back cover. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | R 154 .F47 D4 2018 | 30775305544372 | General Collection | Available | - |