University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Honors Theses Student Research 2014 The ac se of "who's looney now?" : psychologists, psychiatrists, the public, and contested notions of insanity in turn-of-the-twentieth century America Amanda Lynn Haislip Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Haislip, Amanda Lynn, "The case of "who's looney now?" : psychologists, psychiatrists, the public, and contested notions of insanity in turn-of-the-twentieth century America" (2014). Honors Theses. Paper 867. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Case of “Who’s Looney Now?”: Psychologists, Psychiatrists, the Public, and Contested Notions of Insanity in Turn- of-the-Twentieth Century America By Amanda Lynn Haislip Honors Thesis In Department of History University of Richmond Richmond, VA May 2, 2014 Advisors: Dr. Nicole Sackley, Dr. Hugh West, and Dr. David Leary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to offer my special thanks to Dr. Nicole Sackley, who has been unwavering in her support and mentoring of me, not only throughout this particular process, but also throughout my entire undergraduate career here at the University of Richmond. I am particularly grateful for the assistance and support provided by Dr. Hugh West throughout these last two years, as he served as an always-steady compass keeping me on track and setting deadlines.