Susannah Cahalan
Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed our Understanding of Madness
Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed our Understanding of Madness
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Dr. Rosenhan's experiment on sane patients in psychiatric wards in the 1970s was flawed, leading to the closure of institutions and changing mental health diagnosis. Susannah Cahalan's investigation questions the experiment's validity and its impact on our understanding of mental illness today.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 16 July 2020
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Shortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize
Named a Best Book of 2020 by
The Guardian,
The Telegraph,
The Times
In the early 1970s, Stanford professor Dr. Rosenhan conducted an experiment that sent sane patients into psychiatric wards. The result of this experiment was a damning paper about psychiatric practices, which had a profound impact on the field of psychiatry. It led to the closure of institutions and the changing of mental health diagnosis forever. However, what if this experiment was itself deeply flawed? That is the question that Susannah Cahalan explores in her thoroughly engrossing investigation into this staggering case, where nothing is quite as it seems. Cahalan delves into the background of Dr. Rosenhan and his experiment, revealing the motivations behind it and the potential biases that may have affected the results. She also examines the impact of the experiment on the patients involved, as well as on the mental health profession as a whole. Through her meticulous research and compelling storytelling, Cahalan sheds light on the complexities of mental illness and challenges our understanding of it. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the field of psychology, mental health, and the power of scientific research.
Weight: 276g
Dimension: 130 x 196 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838851446
Edition number: Main
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