In the first comprehensive one-volume history of the treatment of
the mentally ill, the foremost historian in the field compellingly
recounts our various attempts to solve this ever-present dilemma
from colonial times to the present.
Gerald Grob charts the growth of mental hospitals in response
to the escalating numbers of the severely and persistently mentally
ill and the deterioration of these hospitals under the pressure of
too many patients and too few resources. Mounting criticism of
psychiatric techniques such as shock therapies, drugs, and
lobotomies and of mental institutions as inhumane places led to a
new emphasis on community care and treatment. While some patients
benefited from the new community policies, they were ineffective
for many mentally ill substance abusers. Grob's definitive history
points the way to new solutions. It is at once an indispensable
reference and a call for a humane and balanced policy in the
future.
General
| Imprint: |
The Free Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2010 |
| First published: |
2011 |
| Authors: |
Gerald N. Grob
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
400 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4516-3633-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4516-3633-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781451636338 |
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