Resource Title: The Woman They Could Not Silence
Citation: Moore, Kate. The Woman They Could Not Silence. Sourcebooks, Inc., 22 June 2021.
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The author of this book is Kate Moore, published by Sourcebooks in 2021. Kate Moore has written twelve successful non-fiction historical novels and has made the New York Times list. The Woman They Could Not Silence is a true story about Elizabeth Packard, a housewife and mother of six in the 1860s, who’s husband--threatened by her intelligence and strength--has her committed to an insane asylum. The story follows her during her time at the Illinois State Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, and the horror that comes with her life there. This book is great for budding psychology or general medicine students to see just how far medicine has come, how far it still needs to go, and the empathy that is needed in the profession--and how bad practice can ruin someone's life. The book has a chapter index at the front, and is very easy to navigate. It is a historical non-fiction book, and the intended audience is any interested adult party. This source was found using BookList after inputting the search “Medical Novel”, Citation and Partial Test, and 2015-2024.
Resource Title: No One Cares about Crazy People : The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
Citation: Powers, Ron. No One Cares about Crazy People : The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America. New York, Hachette Books, 2017.
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The author of this book is Ron Powers and it was published by Hachette Books in 2017. Ron Powers is a bestselling author of multiple books, many of which touch on mental health. No One Cares about Crazy People : The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America. This non-fiction novel is about the history of mental health in America, particularly the bad history, while also following the author's two schizophrenic sons and their battles. It contains history, memoirs, current affairs, and other subjects. This would be a great book for medical students as it shows them the mistakes doctors have made in the past, why change happened, and how change still needs to happen. It also teaches empathy. This book contains a chapter index at the front, is each to navigate, and the intended audience would be any adult. This source was found using BookList after inputting the search “Medical Novel”, Citation and Partial Test, and 2015-2024.
Resource Title: INSANE : America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness
Citation: Roth, Alisa. INSANE : America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness. S.L., Basic Books, 2018.
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This book is written by Alisa Roth and was published by Basic Books in 2018. Alisa Roth is a Rosalynn Carter Mental Health Journalism Fellow and a former Marketplace reporter. She has written multiple successful articles and books on mental health. INSANE : America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness is a non-fiction novel about mental illness within prisons. Roth goes deep inside the criminal justice system to show how and why it has become a warehouse where inmates are denied proper treatment, abused, and punished in ways that make them sicker. This book would be ideal for medical students as it helps educate them on these specific struggles, which is important in the medical field. This book contains a chapter index, references, is each to navigate, and the audience is any interested adult. This source was found using BookList after inputting the search “Medical Novel”, Citation and Partial Test, and 2015-2024.