American psychosis, how the Federal government destroyed the mental illness treatment system, E. Fuller Torrey, MD
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American psychosis, how the Federal government destroyed the mental illness treatment system, E. Fuller Torrey, MD
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-193) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
American psychosis
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
828891008
Responsibility statement
E. Fuller Torrey, MD
Sub title
how the Federal government destroyed the mental illness treatment system
Summary
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy 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. Fifty years after Kennedy's speech, the author provides an inside perspective on the birth of the federal mental health program. He draws on his first-hand account of the creation and launch of the program, extensive research, one-on-one interviews with major figures involved in the legislation, and recently unearthed audiotapes of interviews with major figures involved the legislation. As such, this book provides historical material previously unavailable to the public. He also examines the political maneuverings required to pass the legislation, the Kennedys' involvement in the policy and that of other major players, the responsibility of the state versus the federal government in caring for the mentally ill, and how closing institutions has ultimately resulted not in better care, but in underfunded programs, neglect, and higher rates of community violence. In this book the author presents an account of the history and present day failings of our mental health treatment system. As he argues, it is imperative to understand how we got here in order to move forward towards providing better psychiatric care for the most vulnerable
Table Of Contents
Joe Kennedy: A man with problems -- Robert Felix: A man with plans -- The birth of the federal mental health program: 1960-1963 -- The short, unhappy life of the federal mental health program: 1964-1970 -- The death of the federal mental health program: 1971-1980 -- The perfect storm: 1981-1999 -- Dimensions of the present disaster: 2000-2013 -- Solutions: What have we learned and what should we do?
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- Mentally ill + Care -- United States -- History
- Mental health policy -- United States
- Mentally Ill Persons
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Nervous System (incl. Brain)
- Deinstitutionalization -- United States -- History
- History
- History, 21st Century
- Mental Health Services + history
- Mentally ill + Services for -- United States
- Popular Works
- Mentally ill + Services for
- United States
- Mental health policy
- Mentally ill + Care
- Mental health services -- United States -- Evaluation
- Government Programs
- History, 20th Century
- Mental health services + Evaluation
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- Mentally ill + Care -- United States -- History
- Mental health policy -- United States
- Mentally Ill Persons
- HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Nervous System (incl. Brain)
- Deinstitutionalization -- United States -- History
- History
- History, 21st Century
- Mental Health Services + history
- Mentally ill + Services for -- United States
- Popular Works
- Mentally ill + Services for
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- Mental health services -- United States -- Evaluation
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- History, 20th Century
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