Download or read book A Mind That Found Itself written by Clifford Whittingham Beers and published by Sheba Blake Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2022-10-12 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he was twenty-four years old, Clifford Whittingham Beers was interred in a mental asylum. He remained there for three years, battling his mental illness. In his autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself, he recounts the civil war that took place in his mind. The publication of this book in 1908 caused huge public outcry and began an inquiry into the state of mental health care. It contributed significantly to the beginnings of the modern mental health movement. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary Fiction and nonFiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.