Did Mary Lincoln need committal?

[Gene C]

In "Giant In The Shadows" by Jason Emerson (who also wrote The Madness of Mary Lincoln and the Mary Lincoln's Insanity Case, he writes some about this. I have only read Giant in the Shadows, but my general impression is Mary certainly had some problems dealing with reality. Those involved in her committal seem to have taken the action they believed was in her best interest.

I don't know about alleged stealing from the White House, but as First Lady, she had run up considerable debt. She was extemely worried about having enough money, and in later years worried Robert was taking her money away from her.