Asylum

by William B. Seabrook

Book Overview

"Perhaps the most honest and haunting accounts of the struggle for mental health in literature." -- Observer
This dramatic memoir recounts an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. William Seabrook, a renowned journalist and explorer, voluntarily committed himself to an asylum for treatment of acute alcoholism. His sincere, self-critical appraisal of his experiences offers a highly interesting look at addiction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486798100
• ISBN13: 9780486798103
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"