This book is written by Susannah Cahalan, who also wrote Brain On Fire. It is not necessary to read both, but in Brain On Fire, she outlines her stay in a mental facility and her treatment, which directly correlates to this book. I wish I would have known about it, because I would have loved to have read it first. I think it would have supplemented this book in a great way, as she references her experiences throughout. I am putting that on my to read list as soon as I finish my thoughts about this book.

This book was recommended to me, I think, from Goodreads or Audible. It was one of those "since you read Damnation Island, you may like this" things. At the beginning, it talks about some of the off the wall reasons people were committed to institutions for. I cannot imagine it. This book talks about a psychologist in the 1970's, named David Rosenhan. He and some conspirators went undercover and got themselves admitted to various institutions under the guise of mental illness to see how people were diagnosed, what they endured, the treatment they received, and how they got out. The results of his study shocked the entire world of psychology. This was a really interesting book. If you are into psychology or medical history, this would be a good book for you.