LibGuides: Crownsville Hospital: Relevant Books

Crownsville And Anne Arundel County

The Search for Social Justice by Avi Y. Decter and Deborah R. Weiner
Call Number: F190 .J5 G44 2010
Publication Date: 2010
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Contains 2 chapters related to Crownsville State Hospital: "Social justice through medical ethics: Dr. Jacob Morgenstern’s legacy at Crownsville State Hospital" by Suzanne Richmond and "My father’s Crownsville" by Doris Morgenstern Wachsler. This item is available through the USMAI Library Consortium. Use the "request" button in the catalog to place a hold.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Call Number: RC265.6.L24 S55 2010
ISBN: 9781400052172
Publication Date: 2010-02-02
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Elsie, the eldest daughter of Henrietta Lacks was institutionalized at Crownsville with a diagnosis of "idiocy."

The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada

The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada, Volume 2 is available as a free ebook through Google Books. It contains a brief overview of and some background information on Crownsville State Hospital.

Overview
Providing a general overview of the institution.
Background
Describing the historical conditions ultimately leading to the establishment of Crownsville State Hospital.

Psychiatric Hospitals and Mental Health

A Social History of the Asylum by Thomas G. Ebert
Call Number: RC443 .E247 1999
ISBN: 155605291X
Publication Date: 1999
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Maryland psychiatric case register study of patients admitted to three State mental hospitals 7/1/61-12/31/62 by U.S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare and Maryland Dept. of Mental Hygiene
Call Number: RC425.M28 M3
Publication Date: 1965
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The Confinement of the Insane by Roy Porter (Editor); David Wright (Editor)
Call Number: RC439 .C737 2003
ISBN: 0521802067
Publication Date: 2003
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Spring Grove State Hospital by Trevor J. Blank; David S. Helsel
Call Number: RC445.M3 H47 2008
ISBN: 9780738553269
Publication Date: 2008
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The Sheppard & Enoch Pratt Hospital, 1853-1970 : a history by Bliss Forbush
Call Number: RC445.M3 B35
Publication Date: 1971

Mental Health

A History of Neglect by Edward H. Beardsley
Call Number: RA448.5.N4 B33 1987
ISBN: 0870495232
Publication Date: 1987
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Century for Psychiatry by Tom Freeman; Hugh Freeman
Call Number: RC438 .C46 1999
ISBN: 0723431744
Publication Date: 1999
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Great and Desperate Cures by Elliot S. Valenstein
ISBN: 0465027105
Publication Date: 1986
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Mad, Bad, and Sad by Lisa Appignanesi
Call Number: RC451.4.W6 A66 2008
ISBN: 9780393066630
Publication Date: 2008
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Mental health and mental illness in Maryland; a report by Maryland, Department of Mental Hygiene
Call Number: RC445 .M265 1968
Publication Date: 1968
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