Susannah Cahalan’s THE GREAT PRETENDER: Dross mixed with gold
I just finished reading Susannah Cahalan’s (2019) The Great Pretender. It is an exploration of David Rosenhan’s famous article, “On Being Sane in Insane Places” (Rosenhan, 1973). The article was an account of eight healthy people who got themselves admitted to inpatient psychiatric facilities by stating that they were hearing voices. Seven of the eight…
