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HUERTAS, Rafael. Madness and activism in The Loony-Bin Trip, by Kate Millett. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2020, vol.40, n.138, pp.13-31.  Epub 15-Feb-2021. ISSN 2340-2733.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0211-573520200020002.

Writer, professor, and feminist activist Kate Millett published The Loony-Bin Trip in 1990. In this autobiographical account, the author describes her experience as a survivor of psychiatry, after two internments. This article analyzes the contents of The Loony-Bin Trip, highlighting its importance for a reflection on madhouse criticism, the experience of psychic suffering, and mad activism.

Palabras clave : Kate Millett; madhouses; feminism; activism; human rights; psychiatry.

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