The lives they left behind : suitcases from a state hospital attic
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Penney, Darby.
Contributors
Stastny, Peter, jt. auth.
Rinzler, Lisa, pht.
Published
New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2008.
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Book
Physical Desc
205 pages : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Benson Memorial Library
362.21 PEN
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LC Subjects
Mentally ill -- Institutional care -- History -- 20th century.
Psychiatric hospitals -- New York (State) -- History.
Psychotherapy -- History.
Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.) -- History.

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Published
New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2008.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-196) and index.
Description
In Lives They Left Behind, contents of several suitcases left behind in the attic of the Willard Psychiatric Center in upstate New York after closing in 1995 were examined and compared to the written record to create a moving group portrait of 20th century American psychiatric care.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Penney, D., Stastny, P., & Rinzler, L. (2008). The lives they left behind: suitcases from a state hospital attic . Bellevue Literary Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Penney, Darby, Peter, Stastny and Lisa, Rinzler. 2008. The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases From a State Hospital Attic. Bellevue Literary Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Penney, Darby, Peter, Stastny and Lisa, Rinzler. The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases From a State Hospital Attic Bellevue Literary Press, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Penney, Darby., Peter Stastny, and Lisa Rinzler. The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases From a State Hospital Attic Bellevue Literary Press, 2008.

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