{"product_id":"the-lives-they-left-behind-suitcases-from-a-state-hospital-attic","title":"The Lives They Left Behind Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darby Penney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e The Lives They Left Behind Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 205\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\"A deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness.\" --\u003cb\u003eOliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \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\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137147\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 0.71870697412 Pounds, Width: 0.6 Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e en\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darby Penney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53794832580915,"sku":"9781934137147","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/3636\/7411\/files\/17439433482876.jpg?v=1785905772","url":"https:\/\/bookabaloo.com\/products\/the-lives-they-left-behind-suitcases-from-a-state-hospital-attic","provider":"Bookabaloo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}