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mikbamford 's review for:
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
by Antonia Hylton
4.5 / 5 — minus .5 just because it felt really disjointed at some points. Despite this - it was still very well written and very well researched. I really like how this book takes on a historical recounting of Crownsville and also serves as a mini memoir about the author’s own familial experiences with mental health.
However, this book is an extremely important read - and is extremely infuriating to hear about how the patients were treated. I don’t know what I expected, but racism was and still is rampant in healthcare and mental health treatment.
I can’t say much more without spoiling it - but I would recommend this book to anybody - especially anybody interested in working in healthcare. It is incredibly important to acknowledge the history of Crownsville , and hopefully we can do better.
The book can be overwhelming at times, but the stories about the staff members who truly tried to change Crownsville for the better and really cared about the patients provided some hope and should be celebrated in the annals of medical history.
However, this book is an extremely important read - and is extremely infuriating to hear about how the patients were treated. I don’t know what I expected, but racism was and still is rampant in healthcare and mental health treatment.
I can’t say much more without spoiling it - but I would recommend this book to anybody - especially anybody interested in working in healthcare. It is incredibly important to acknowledge the history of Crownsville , and hopefully we can do better.
The book can be overwhelming at times, but the stories about the staff members who truly tried to change Crownsville for the better and really cared about the patients provided some hope and should be celebrated in the annals of medical history.