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The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness

bySusannah Cahalan

The Great Pretender examines the Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness, combining Susannah Cahalan's clear narrative with the perspective of a historical account. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the wider field of psychology. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. Together, these elements make The Great Pretender an accessible guide to the subject and the questions it continues to raise.

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

416

ISBN

9781538715277