Prison Madness The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do about It

Name: Prison Madness The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do about It
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ISBN: 9780787943615

ISBN-10: 0787943614

ISBN-13: 9780787943615

Edition: 1999

Authors: Terry Kupers, Hans Toch

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A Disturbing and Shocking Expose-A Passionate Cry for Reform Prison Madness exposes the brutality and failure of today's correctional system-for all prisoners-but especially the incredible conditions Andured by those suffering from serious mental disorders. "A passionately argued and brilliantly written wake-up call to America about the myriad ways our penal systems brutalize our entire culture. Dr. Kupers not only diagnoses the problem, he also offers a set of solutions. I hope this book will be read by all concerned citizens and voters, for it conveys truths that are vitally important to all of us."-James Gilligan, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and author of Violence:…

Book details

List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/11/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.34" wide x 9.45" long x 1.03" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Mental Health Crisis



The Mentally Ill Behind Bars



Why So Many Prisoners Develop Mental Disorders



The Failure of Current Mental Health Programs



What Goes on Behind Bars



Racism: a Mental Health Hazard



Special Problems for Women



Rape and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder



Lack of Contact with Loved Ones



Prison Suicide



An Immodest Proposal



The Possibilities and Limits of Litigation



Recommendations for Treatment and Rehabilitation



The Folly of Law and Order


Endnotes


For Further Reading


About the Author


Index