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Nobody's Normal

How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness

Roy Richard Grinker

Discover the remarkable journey of humanity's battle against mental illness in Nobody's Normal. Anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker takes us through the history of how society has judged and confined the mentally ill, and how this has changed over time. Drawing on his own family's involvement in psychiatry, as well as cutting-edge science and global research, Grinker offers a path forward in transforming mental illness and ending the stigma. Don't miss this essential work on one of the most important issues of our time.
Publish Date
2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
2021-01-26T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.05
ISBN
9780393531640
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2021-02-05T17:12:07.000Z
So glad to see @RoyGrinker's "Nobody's Normal" on the @nytimes Editors' Choice Top Ten list this week. An important book about reducing the stigma around mental illness.      source
2021-02-16T18:07:50.000Z
This is a fascinating book. I got it on @LibroFm -@librofm ( My membership benefits @vromans! Yours could benefit your local indie bookstore! Two takeaways so far:      source