The Nazi eugenics, euthanasia, and how psychiatry's troubled history reverberates today Antonetta, Susanne 1956- creator author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut text bibliography Print books. cau 2025 First Counterpoint edition. monographic eng

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325 pages "In The Devil's Castle, Susanne Paola Antonetta weaves a haunting narrative that confronts the darkest chapters of psychiatric history while offering a bold vision for the future of mental health care. In 1939, the eugenics movement growing throughout the West did its worst in Nazi Germany. Through the Aktion T4 euthanasia program, five asylums and an abandoned jail were transformed into gas chambers. Tens of thousands of lives-predominantly adults with neuropsychiatric conditions-were extinguished in those structures, ultimately paving the way for the horrors of the Holocaust. Interlacing her experiences of psychosis with the complex history of psychiatry, Antonetta sheds light on the intersections of madness and societal perceptions of mental difference. She brings to life the stories of Paul Schreber and Dorothea Buck, two historical figures who act as models for mind care and acceptance"-- Provided by publisher. The great wonder and the great strangeness -- The natural self-cleansing of our people : Emil Kraepelin and his legacy -- The normal and the sick : Philippe Pinel to Ernst Pienitz -- The truth in Schreber’s delusions. Susanne Paola Antonetta. Includes bibliographical references. e-gx--- Buck, Dorothea 1917-2019 Schreber, Daniel Paul 1842-1911 Aktion T4 (Germany) Psychiatric ethics History 20th century Eugenics Germany History 20th century Euthanasia Germany History 20th century Psychiatric hospital care Germany History 20th century Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Schizophrenics Germany Biography National socialism and science RC339.G3 A58 2025 9781640094024 2025009674 au 250910 20260204113920.0 in00024321409 eng