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Anne of Green Gables is a worldwide phenomenon that has sold over
fifty million copies and inspired numerous films, plays, musicals,
and television series. It has turned Prince Edward Island into a
multimillion-dollar tourist destination visited by hundreds of
thousands of people each year. In The Landscapes of Anne of Green
Gables, Catherine Reid reveals how Lucy Maud Montgomery's deep
connection to the landscape inspired her to write Anne of Green
Gables. From the Lake of Shining Waters and the Haunted Wood to
Lover's Lane, readers will be immersed in the real places
immortalised in the novel. Using Montgomery's journals, archives,
and scrapbooks, Reid explores the many similarities between
Montgomery and her unforgettable heroine, Anne Shirley. The lush
package includes Montgomery's hand-colorised photographs, the
illustrations originally used in Anne of Green Gables, and
contemporary and historical photography.
While mental illness and mental health care are increasingly
recognised and accepted in today's society, awareness of the most
severely mentally ill - as well as those who care for them - is
still dominated by stereotypes. Managing Madness in the Community
dispels the myth. Readers will see how treatment options often
depend on the social status, race and gender of both clients and
carers; how ideas in the field of mental health care - conflicting
priorities and approaches - actually affect what happens on the
ground; and how, amid the competing demands of clients and
families, government agencies, bureaucrats and advocates, the
fragmented American mental health system really works - or doesn't.
In the wake of movies like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and
Shutter Island, most people picture the severely or chronically
mentally ill being treated in cold, remote and forbidding
facilities. But the reality is very different. Today the majority
of deeply troubled mental patients get treatment in nonprofit
community organisations. And it is to two such organisations in the
Midwest that this study looks for answers. Drawing upon a wealth of
unique evidence - five months of ethnographic observations, 91
interviews with clients and workers and a range of documents -
Managing Madness in the Community lays bare the sometimes
disturbing nature and effects of our overly complex and
disconnected mental health system. Kerry Michael Dobransky examines
the practical strategies organisations and their clients use to
manage the often-conflicting demands of a host of constituencies,
laws and regulations. Bringing to light the challenges confronting
patients and staff of the community-based institutions that bear
the brunt of caring for the mentally ill, his book provides a
useful broad framework that will help researchers and policymakers
understand the key forces influencing the mental health services
system today.
KERRI MICHAELS wrote "The Blessing Book "with the intention of
giving the reader the opportunity to count their many blessings.
She included messages on each page to help inspire the reader to
live a healthier and more blessed life and give back to those
around them in their day-to-day lives.
She counts her blessings every day.
While mental illness and mental health care are increasingly
recognized and accepted in today's society, awareness of the most
severely mentally ill-as well as those who care for them-is still
dominated by stereotypes. Managing Madness in the Community dispels
the myth. Readers will see how treatment options often depend on
the social status, race, and gender of both clients and carers; how
ideas in the field of mental health care-conflicting priorities and
approaches-actually affect what happens on the ground; and how,
amid the competing demands of clients and families, government
agencies, bureaucrats and advocates, the fragmented American mental
health system really works-or doesn't. In the wake of movies like
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Shutter Island, most people
picture the severely or chronically mentally ill being treated in
cold, remote, and forbidding facilities. But the reality is very
different. Today the majority of deeply troubled mental patients
get treatment in nonprofit community organizations. And it is to
two such organizations in the Midwest that this study looks for
answers. Drawing upon a wealth of unique evidence-fifteen months of
ethnographic observations, 91 interviews with clients and workers,
and a range of documents-Managing Madness in the Community lays
bare the sometimes disturbing nature and effects of our overly
complex and disconnected mental health system. Kerry Michael
Dobransky examines the practical strategies organizations and their
clients use to manage the often-conflicting demands of a host of
constituencies, laws, and regulations. Bringing to light the
challenges confronting patients and staff of the community-based
institutions that bear the brunt of caring for the mentally ill,
his book provides a useful broad framework that will help
researchers and policymakers understand the key forces influencing
the mental health services system today.
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