Gracefully Insane : The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital

Gracefully Insane

The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital

2001 • 296 pages

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Average rating4.3

15

Very interesting tale of the start, reputation, and changing culture of Mclean. There are some brief but descriptive passages about suicide, for those who want to avoid those, but the vast majority of the book is with a larger field of view, and longer timeline. Recommended if you're interested in Boston institutions or the modern history of psychiatric care.

September 15, 2016