Summary
As medical director of the Trenton State Hospital from 1907 to 1930, Henry Cotton killed 30 percent of his psychiatric patients with needless surgery.
In his new book, "Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine," Andrew Scull tells the incredible story of a doctor who was certain that infections caused mental illness. Cotton pursued his theory aggressively, even falsifying astounding cure rates as high as 85 percent.See the full content of this document
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A Deadly 'Cure' for Madness
He convinced powerful people of his effectiveness - so much so that he managed to escape being held accountable for the deaths even after a whistleblower gathered damning evidence against him and a New Jersey legislative committee investigated his practices.
Cotton, a highly respected professional, believed mad...See the full content of this document
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