Taint of Madness
A Sourcebook of Sanity¸ Insanity¸ Therapies¸ Asylums¸ and Laws & Procedures Relating to Such Topics. Only small events are needed to shake shared beliefs--a suspect friendship. When we perceive this change in ourselves¸ we soon learn whether we are disturbingly normal¸ or completely insane.... TAINT OF MADNESS is a long sourcebook discussing the recognizable forms of insanity¸ the historical treatment of the insane¸ how the mad or the incompetent are handled¸ and what the legal complications of being classified insane may portend. The Cthulhu sanity rules are modified. Background information includes notes for conducting psychiatric interviews¸ sample commitment and release papers¸ a glossary of psychiatric terms corrected for the era¸ extensive information concerning historical asylums in the U.S. and across the globe¸ an annotated bibliography¸ and plenty of illustrations.