American Psychosis How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System

Name: American Psychosis How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System
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ISBN: 9780199988716

ISBN-10: 0199988714

ISBN-13: 9780199988716

Edition: 2014

Authors: E. Fuller Torrey

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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. Though he never publicly acknowledged it, the program was a tribute to Kennedy's sister Rosemary, who was born mildly retarded and developed a schizophrenia-like illness. Terrified she'd become pregnant, Joseph Kennedy arranged for his daughter to receive a lobotomy, which was a disaster and left her…

Book details

List price: $43.99
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.33" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English