A Mind That Found Itself - Paperback

by Clifford Whittingham Beers (Author)

A Mind That Found Itself is a mental health biography by Clifford Whittingham Beers. In 1900, after suffering a mental breakdown, Clifford Whittingham Beers was confined to a mental asylum for three years. After his recovery he wrote this biography, which aroused a storm of protest and public concern about care of people with mental illness. In the eyes of many the modern mental health movement can be traced to this publication.