A Mind That Found Itself
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A Mind That Found Itself is an influential 1908 autobiographical account by Clifford Whittingham Beers that exposed the abuses of mental institutions and helped launch the modern mental health reform movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aboutAuthorExperience |
Clifford Whittingham Beers’s confinement in asylums
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Clifford Whittingham Beers’s hospitalization for mental illness ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expose mistreatment in psychiatric institutions
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promote humane treatment of people with mental illness ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | National Committee for Mental Hygiene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Clifford Whittingham Beers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
abuses in mental institutions
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conditions in early 20th-century asylums ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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mental health literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
digital edition
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print ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
public attitudes toward psychiatric patients
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public awareness of mental illness ⓘ reform of psychiatric institutions ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered a classic in mental health advocacy literature ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
21st-century reprints
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multiple 20th-century reprints ⓘ |
| helpedInspireCreationOf | National Committee for Mental Hygiene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
formation of the mental hygiene movement
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mental health reform in the United States ⓘ mental hygiene movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
mental health reform
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mental illness ⓘ psychiatric hospitals ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of life inside mental institutions
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early advocacy for patients’ rights in psychiatry ⓘ role in launching the modern mental health reform movement ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| publisher | Longmans, Green, and Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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early 20th-century American mental hospitals ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power in institutions
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need for mental hygiene ⓘ recovery and self-advocacy ⓘ stigma of mental illness ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
history of psychiatry courses
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mental health advocacy training ⓘ |
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