Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography

Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography

by Clifford Whittingham Beers

A firsthand account of the horrific conditions in mental institutions in the early 20th century, this book led to the founding of the American Mental Hygiene Movement and the establishment of outpatient mental health clinics.

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Clifford Whittingham Beers was the founder of the American mental hygiene movement.    Beers was born in New Haven, Connecticut, to Ida and Robert Beers on March 30, 1876...

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