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Discrimination against the Mentally Ill (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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Discrimination against the Mentally Ill (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Series: Health and Medical Issues Today
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How have individuals with mental illness been treated historically
and what are their experiences today? This book investigates the
historical and contemporary forms of discrimination faced by those
with mental illness. This book provides a broad foundation on the
history of mental illness and discrimination as well as the current
treatment network and contemporary issues related to mental illness
and discrimination. It presents a historical overview of the
treatment of mental illness from the pre-asylum movement through
the current system, identifying both overt and covert
discrimination. It is an ideal resource for high school and college
students researching how people with mental illness have
experienced discrimination throughout history as well as for social
justice advocates or professionals who work with persons with
mental illness. Discrimination against the Mentally Ill reviews how
persons with mental illness have been treated across time,
exploring the impact of various forms of discrimination and how
other contemporary issues relate to mental illness, including
diversity, homelessness, veteran affairs, and criminal justice. The
work includes primary source materials-historical and contemporary,
from the United States and other nations-that serve to augment
readers' understanding of the topic and foster development of
critical thinking and research skills. Provides a valuable resource
for researching the hot topic of discrimination and injustice
against a group of individuals-one that is often overlooked by
society as well as by reference books Supplies annotated primary
sources that will serve to improve readers' research and critical
reasoning skills Examines the role the media has played in
discriminatory practices towards mental illness Explores several
contemporary issues related to mental illness-including diversity,
comorbidity, homelessness, veterans, and the criminal justice
system-and their intersection with discrimination
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