Book Bearings
A Mind That Found Itself
- 192 pages · about 3 hours
- First published 1908
- 133 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
This book tells the story of a young man who is gradually enveloped by a psychosis. His well-meaning family commits him to a series of mental hospitals, but he is brutalized by the treatment, and his moments of fleeting sanity become fewer and fewer. His ultimate recovery is a triumph on the human spirit.
Good for readers who want: a true life story, history, mental health, and a book they can read free online.
- Biography
- History
- Mental health
- People with mental illness, biography
- Autobiography
- Personal growth
- Mental illness
- People with mental illness
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Read it on the Internet Archive3 About Clifford Whittingham Beers
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