{"product_id":"inside-the-mental-kay-kay-9780889774117","title":"Inside the Mental: Silence, Stigma, Psychiatry, and LSD","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore she became a psychiatric nurse at \"The Mental\" in the 1950s, Kay Parley was a patient there, as were the father she barely remembered and the grandfather she'd never met. Part memoir, part history, and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eInside The Mental\u003c\/i\u003e offers an episodic journey into the stigma, horror, and redemption that she found within the institution's walls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow in her nineties, Parley looks back at the emerging use of group therapy, the advent of patients' rights, evolving ethics in psychiatry, and the amazing cast of characters she met there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe also reveals her role in groundbreaking experiments with LSD, pioneered by the world's leading researchers at \"The Mental\" to treat addiction and mental illness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kay Parley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889774110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889774117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/09\/2016","brand":"Kay Parley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44063472648447,"sku":"9780889774117","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8b2ca24-6894-48c0-83ab-ab0cd7e5d308.jpg?v=1685389758","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inside-the-mental-kay-kay-9780889774117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}