First published 2006
From the asylum's iron gates to the doctor's couch, Foucault lays bare the disturbing machinations of a medical system designed to subdue and control. As he peels back the layers, we confront the harsh realities of unchecked institutional power – the thin line between treatment and torment, the grim consequences of medical authority run amok. At its core, this work challenges us to question the very foundations of mental healthcare and the forces that shape our notions of normality.
Genres: psychology, medical, 20th-century, non-fiction, psychiatry, history-of-medicine, criticism, academia
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: gritty, investigative-journalism
Period: 20th-Century
382 pages · Hardcover · Palgrave Macmillan
Content warnings: abuse, medical-trauma, mental-illness