{"product_id":"lives-they-left-behind-suitcases-from-a-state-hospital-attic-1","title":"Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDarby Penney\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781934137147\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBellevue Literary Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e208\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their forgotten lives\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness.\" --\u003cb\u003eOliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State's largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients was discovered. Using the possessions found in these suitcases along with institutional records and doctors' notes from patient sessions, Darby Penney, a leading advocate of patients' rights, and Peter Stastny, a psychiatrist and documentary filmmaker, were able to reconstruct the lives of ten patients who resided at Willard during the first half of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lives They Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e tells their story. In addition to these human portraits, the book contains over 100 photographs as well as valuable historical background on how this state-funded institution operated. As it restores the humanity of the individuals it so poignantly evokes, \u003ci\u003eThe Lives They Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the vast historical inadequacies of a psychiatric system that has yet to heal itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic | Darby Penney | Paperback | 9781934137147 | Used: Like New | Psychology 1760416 (temp: 28)","offer_id":49287602503832,"sku":"1760416","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/817PuMo-FEL.jpg?v=1781892308","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/lives-they-left-behind-suitcases-from-a-state-hospital-attic-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}