Under That Calamity: A Narrative of the Treatment Experienced by a Gentleman During a State of Mental Derangement

By John Thomas Perceval

Book Overview

After experiencing auditory hallucinations, John Perceval was institutionalized against his will for three years.

His memoir A Narrative of the Treatment Experienced by a Gentleman, During a State of Mental Derangement, was first published in 1838 in London with the aim of exposing the inhumane treatments inflicted on those who likewise suffered--in Perceval's words--"under that calamity."

Featuring annotation and perspectives from Lindsey Grubbs, a scholar of the cultural history and contemporary ethics of psychology and neuroscience, Under That Calamity offers a candid, humane look at nineteenth-century treatment of the mentally ill that still resonates in the present day.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941360637
• ISBN13: 9781941360637
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Lanternfish Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary