The Loony-Bin Trip
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| Author | Kate Millett |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 316 |
| ISBN | 0-671-67930-9 |
The Loony-Bin Trip is the seventh book by American feminist and anti-psychiatry writer and activist Kate Millett. It was published in 1990 by Simon & Schuster. In a review for Hypatia, Thomas Steinbuch described the book as "an extraordinary account of [Millett's] personal experience with involuntary psychiatric commitment."[1] It was nominated for the 3rd Lambda Literary Awards in the Lesbian Non-Fiction category.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
References[edit]
- ^ Steinbuch, Thomas (1993). "'Take Your Pill Dear': Kate Millett and Psychiatry's Dark Side". Hypatia. 8 (1): 197–204. doi:10.1111/j.1527-2001.1993.tb00639.x.
- ^ "3rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary Foundation. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Casey, Patricia R. (July 1992). "Book review: The Loony-Bin Trip". British Journal of Psychiatry. 161 (1): 142. doi:10.1192/S0007125000124997.
- ^ Hall, Lesley (June 1993). "Book review: The Loony-Bin Trip". History of Psychiatry. 4 (14). doi:10.1177/0957154X9300401411.
- ^ Dinnage, Rosemary (June 3, 1990). "'I am one with the mad'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "Book review: The Loony-Bin Trip". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "Book review: The Loony-Bin Trip". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ Iwata, Edward (June 13, 1990). "Kate Millett attacks psychiatry in The Loony-Bin Trip, an account of her fight to stay out of 'nightmarish' mental wards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Yalom, Marilyn (May 13, 1990). "Kate Millett's mental politics". The Washington Times. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, Mary (May 27, 1990). "How can one not be crazy here?". Chicago Sun-Times.
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