Pushbutton Psychiatry: A History of Electroshock in America - Timothy W. Kneeland - Books - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - 9780275968151 - March 30, 2002
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Pushbutton Psychiatry: A History of Electroshock in America

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This work uncovers the roots of electroshock in America, an outgrowth of western patriarchal medicine with primarily female patients. The text suggests that the choice of electroshock was connected to American enthusiasm for electricity and technology in the early 20th century.


200 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released March 30, 2002
ISBN13 9780275968151
Publishers Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pages 168
Dimensions 156 × 235 × 18 mm   ·   390 g
Language English  

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