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Search Google Scholar for this author. 41 Accesses. No_Favorite. The loony-bin trip Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. I'm glad that people like Kate Millett helped advocate for the civil rights of people with mental illness, although it's more than unfortunate that these days that has come to mean that instead of getting help in hospitals, people with severe mental illness go to prison instead. Katherine Murray "Kate" Millett was an American feminist writer, educator, artist, and activist. I've always been ambivalent about Kate Millett. This a true story about how Kate Millet ended up being committed to a mental hospitals against her will. This is my all-time favorite first-person account of mental illness. OTHER BOOKS. But overall... this memoir took me way too long to read. by University of Illinois Press. However, The Loony Bin Trip is much more than a diatribe against prevailing stigmas of depression - it is a tender account of a talented, intelligent women's relentless desire to be accepted and understood by her contemporaries. i was emotionally overwhelmed by every paragraph - and 320 pages of this! 761 check-ins. However, The Loony Bin Trip is much more than a diatribe against prevailing stigmas of depression - it is a tender account of a talented, intelligent women's relentless desire to be accepted and understood by her contemporaries. because she doesn't apologize for having confidence in her assertions? Pp. Man, I'm liberal and open minded but that chapter gave me the creeps!! I was a Women's Studies minor in college, and I read a lot of her ground breaking work. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Simon & Schuster, New York 1990, ISBN 0-671-67930-9. deutsch: Der Klapsmühlentrip. Millett's exploration of her struggle with bipolar disorder (or something I'm interpreting as bipolar disorder) is remarkable for its honesty. The effects of her illness on her and the others around her is profound; as she struggles to regain her footing, she also struggles with the perceptions of those around her who have decided her judgment can't be trusted. Access options Buy single article. I wanted to go to NY State to spend time on her farm for artists and writers. I got the feeling that the author wrote the book as proof that she isn't crazy but, instead, I felt trapped inside the mind of someone I'd see wandering the streets, talking to herself. Overall I will definitely be back though. Read this book about 25 years ago and it still comes back to me sometimes. 316 pp. Open Now . I spent most of the time wondering if the author was aware she wasn't the hero of her own autobiography. I feel like I'm meant to say something about the several pages detailing a horse's penis, but I think you should find out yourself. Helpful. This photo was taken in the desert at Slab City near Niland, California… On October 27, 2012, I created a two-minute video titled America The Beautiful. i was thinking about why nobody reads kate millett. I've always been ambivalent about Kate Millett. $5.40 . Compulsively readable, Millett's journey into 'that other region' traverses a fearful terrain of self-doubt, futility, and alienation. Hypatia 8 (1):197-204 (1993) Abstract Kate Millett's book, The Loony-Bin Trip, is an extraordinary account of her personal experience with involuntary psychiatric commitment. This book however charts Millett’s battles with mental ill health and the anti-psychiatry movement. This book however charts Millett’s battles with mental ill health and the anti-psychiatry movement. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. difficult to follow this woman's journey. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! I was a Women's Studies minor in college, and I read a lot of her ground breaking work. She attended Oxford University and was the first American woman to be awarded a postgraduate degree with first-class honors by St. Hilda's. $1.00 +$4.00 shipping. (I think I need to read it again having studied English literature more.) This book is an amazing trip into the thoughts of a woman committed to a mental hospital. Lesley Hall. item 7 Loony-Bin Trip Hardcover Kate Millett 7 - Loony-Bin Trip Hardcover Kate Millett. item 6 The Loony-Bin Trip by Kate Millett 1990 Hardcover Mental Health Manic Depressive 6 - The Loony-Bin Trip by Kate Millett 1990 Hardcover Mental Health Manic Depressive. 1,736 people follow this. Kate Millett, "The Loony-Bin Trip" English | 2000 | ISBN: 0252068882, 0671679309 | 320 pages | EPUB | 0.463 MB by Kate millet. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00752388, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in See more of Loony Bin bar and grill on Facebook. Overwhelmingly honest, at times a tedious read, but good contribution, adding awareness, to an important topic. Especially during the first 2/3 of the book, where she's manic. Create New Account. Community See All. 1 & Joyce R. Borkin Ph.D. 2 Community Mental Health Journal volume 27, pages 381 – 383 (1991)Cite this article. Found this book at a thrift store; it looked interesting and was. 1,643 people like this. Millett’s new book, “The Loony-Bin Trip” (Simon & Schuster), is a dramatic account of her little-known fights against hospitalization for manic depression, a diagnosis she … To the Editor: In her review of ''The Loony-Bin Trip,'' Rosemary Dinnage asks, ''Should not . 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