Filter By Subjects
Mental health policy United States Mental health services United States Evaluation Mental health services United States History Mental illness United States History Mentally ill Care United States History Mentally ill Services for United States Schizophrenia Treatment United States HistoryFilter By Genres
bibliographyFilter By Subjects
Mental health policy United States Mental health services United States Evaluation Mental health services United States History Mental illness United States History Mentally ill Care United States History Mentally ill Services for United States Schizophrenia Treatment United States HistoryFilter By Genres
bibliographyTorrey, E. Fuller (Edwin Fuller)
Summary: In 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered an historic speech on mental illness and retardation. He described sweeping new programs to replace "the shabby treatment of the many millions of the mentally disabled in custodial institutions" with treatment in community mental health centers. This movement, later referred to as "deinstitutionalization," continues to impact mental health care....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2014
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Whitaker, Robert.
Contents: pt. 1. Original Bedlam (1750-1900). 1. Bedlam in medicine -- 2. Healing hand of kindness -- pt. 2. Darkest era (1900-1950). 3. Unfit to breed -- 4. Too much intelligence -- 5. Brain damage as miracle therapy -- pt. 3. Back to Bedlam (1950-1990s). 6. Modern-day alchemy -- 7. Patients' reality -- 8. Story we told ourselves -- 9. Shame of a nation -- 10. Nuremberg Code doesn't apply here -- pt. 4....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Pub. 2002