Download or read book Snake Pits, Talking Cures & Magic Bullets written by Deborah Kent and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at how the mentally ill have been treated throughout history, focusing on advances made in the 19th and 20th centuries regarding mental hospitals, medications, and social acceptance.