November 16, 2007
U. of New Hampshire Course Puts Mental Illness in Historical Context
"Madness in America," University of New Hampshire
In this upper-level course, students learn how popular and professional concepts of mental illness have changed in the United States since the start of the 20th century.
In addition to reading the writings of therapists, former psychiatric patients, and historians, students watch Hollywood films and read novels that depict mental illness.
Benjamin Harris, a professor of psychology who
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