Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface 1
Introduction: From Caligari to Hannibal the Cannibal 4
1 Mad Military Mind Does 22
2 Hypnosis: Helping Hand or Evil Eye 38
3 Sweet (and Sour) Dreams 60
4 Spirit Possession and Supernatural Psychiatrists 75
5 Sex, Seduction and the "Couch Cure" 92
6 The Not-So-Gentle Gender 109
7 Shock Schlock 120
8 Lobotomies and the Like 133
9 Diabolical Drugging (and Other Deceptions) 149
10 Unethical Experimentation 163
11 In Control or in Cahoots 180
12 Madhouse Movies, Involuntary Incarceration (and Managed Care) 199
Conclusion: Evil Sorcerers, Mad Scientists and Sinister Psychiatrists 215
Filmography 219
Chapter Notes 223
Bibliography 227
Index 233