Inconvenient People
Book description
“A must-read for those who work in the mental health industry, I think most people will find it both eye-opening and provocative.” ―The Guardian
The phenomenon of false allegations of mental illness is as old as our first interactions as human beings. But it took the confluence of the law…
Why read it?
1 author picked Inconvenient People as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I like to write about public Victorian asylums – where the bulk of English people with mental illnesses were admitted. But the counterpoint is the private system, where the poor, rich mad spent their time in nice surroundings with wacky treatments. Sarah Wise captures this perfectly through a real-life investigation of the people in the attic – think Jane Eyre, or The Woman in White – and how the law sought to protect them.
From Mark's list on the history of English mental health.
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