The term Cutting For Stone as depicted in the paintings
of Bosch and Bruegel, was a surgical technique used in the middle
ages for extracting the "Stone of Madness". It may have
been mostly fake, and it didn't work. Despite the advancement of
knowledge, of effective medical treatment, less than fifty percent of
sufferers receive treatment today. Many experience worse fates than
people with these illnesses thirty and forty years ago. It is
estimated that there are 500,000 seriously mentally ill in American
Prisons. A common outcome of a mental illness today is homelessness.
The books and films depicted in the right and left
margins all deal with various aspects of serious mental illness but
use different platforms to tell the story – mystery, novel,
feature, documentary/non fiction and memoir. Details about each can
be found by clicking on the cover and going to their respective
pages. Each page will have not only a description of the book/plot
but details on the author, reviews and then a link to our secure
purchase page.
For information on each of the films and books, click on the cover
For further information, please contact us at info at
cuttingforstone.com
