Mad Studies Books

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Searching for a Rose Garden: challenging psychiatry, fostering mad studies Searching for a Rose Garden: challenging psychiatry, fostering mad studies (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.03 — 33 ratings — published 2016
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Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill Mad in America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,637 ratings — published 2002
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Mad Matters: A Critical Reader for Canadian Mad Studies Mad Matters: A Critical Reader for Canadian Mad Studies (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.23 — 62 ratings — published
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.08 — 14,547 ratings — published 1961
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Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability) Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
by (shelved 6 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.55 — 140 ratings — published 2010
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How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity (Black Outdoors: Innovations in the Poetics of Study) How to Go Mad without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity (Black Outdoors: Innovations in the Poetics of Study)
by (shelved 5 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.61 — 140 ratings — published 2021
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The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.13 — 20,290 ratings — published 2019
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Psychiatry Disrupted: Theorizing Resistance and Crafting the (R)evolution Psychiatry Disrupted: Theorizing Resistance and Crafting the (R)evolution
by (shelved 5 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.40 — 30 ratings — published 2013
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The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.16 — 639 ratings — published 2010
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Madness in Civilization: The Cultural History of Insanity Madness in Civilization: The Cultural History of Insanity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.95 — 757 ratings — published 2015
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The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,452 ratings — published 1960
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Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health (Outspoken by Pluto) Mad World: The Politics of Mental Health (Outspoken by Pluto)
by (shelved 3 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.35 — 842 ratings — published 2023
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Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.48 — 220 ratings — published 2020
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.06 — 85,799 ratings — published 1995
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.95 — 157,441 ratings — published 2011
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Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.43 — 75 ratings — published 2014
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Women and Madness Women and Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.86 — 981 ratings — published 1972
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.94 — 277,808 ratings — published 1993
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Mental Illness and Psychology Mental Illness and Psychology (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.76 — 840 ratings — published 1954
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Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature, and Thought Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature, and Thought (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 222 ratings — published 1992
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Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry’s Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 432 ratings — published
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The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.65 — 739 ratings — published 2013
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The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.64 — 12,454 ratings — published 2019
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Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,037 ratings — published 2019
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The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture 1830-1980 The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture 1830-1980 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.17 — 945 ratings — published 1985
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Madness: A Very Short Introduction Madness: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.58 — 262 ratings — published 2011
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The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 23,060 ratings — published 2007
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Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,332 ratings — published 2009
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Black Madness :: Mad Blackness Black Madness :: Mad Blackness (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.23 — 70 ratings — published 2019
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Writhing Writing: Moving Towards a Mad Poetics Writhing Writing: Moving Towards a Mad Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 5.00 — 5 ratings — published
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The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,774 ratings — published 1961
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Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.36 — 61 ratings — published
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Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,312 ratings — published 2013
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Navigating the Space Between Brillance and Madness: A Reader and Roadmap of Bipolar Worlds Navigating the Space Between Brillance and Madness: A Reader and Roadmap of Bipolar Worlds
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.44 — 85 ratings — published 2002
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Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.26 — 41,384 ratings — published 2018
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The Myth of Sanity: Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness The Myth of Sanity: Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.05 — 968 ratings — published 2001
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Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,482 ratings — published 2010
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The Spiritual Gift of Madness: The Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement The Spiritual Gift of Madness: The Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.74 — 62 ratings — published 2012
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On Our Own On Our Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.37 — 71 ratings — published 1978
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.09 — 237,495 ratings — published 2012
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A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.33 — 7,036 ratings — published 1980
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Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.03 — 5,231 ratings — published 1993
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The Yellow Wall-Paper The Yellow Wall-Paper (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.07 — 357,429 ratings — published 1892
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Ten Days in a Mad-House Ten Days in a Mad-House
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.86 — 24,266 ratings — published 1887
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Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates Asylums: Essays on the Social Situation of Mental Patients and Other Inmates (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,595 ratings — published 1961
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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,252 ratings — published 1963
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Madness Explained: Psychosis and Human Nature Madness Explained: Psychosis and Human Nature (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.17 — 706 ratings — published 2003
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The Loony-Bin Trip The Loony-Bin Trip (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,121 ratings — published 1990
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Mad, Bad, and Sad: Women and the Mind Doctors Mad, Bad, and Sad: Women and the Mind Doctors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 3.70 — 945 ratings — published 2007
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mad-studies)
avg rating 4.20 — 779,362 ratings — published 1962
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