Closing the Asylums: Causes and Consequences of the Deinstitutionalization Movement [Paperback - Used]

Closing the Asylums: Causes and Consequences of the Deinstitutionalization Movement [Paperback - Used]
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Closing the Asylums: Causes and Consequences of the Deinstitutionalization Movement [Paperback - Used]
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CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. One of the most significant medical and social initiatives of the twentieth century was the demolition of the traditional state hospitals that housed most of the mentally ill, and the placement of the patients out into the community. The causes of this deinstitutionalization included both idealism and legal pressures, newly effective medications, the establishment of nursing and group homes, the woeful inadequacy of the aging giant hospitals, and an attitudinal change that emphasized environmental and social factors, not organic ones, as primarily responsible for mental illness. Though closing the asylums promised more freedom for many, encouraged community acceptance and enhanced outpatient opportunities, there were unintended consequences: increased homelessness, significant prison incarcerations of the mentally ill, inadequate community support or governmental funding. This book is written from the point of view of an academic neurologist who has served 60 years as an employee or consultant in typical state mental institutions in North Carolina and Ohio.

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  • Provides a comprehensive analysis of the deinstitutionalization movement
  • Offers insights into the causes behind the closure of asylums
  • Examines the consequences of deinstitutionalization on mental health care
  • Includes in-depth research and evidence-based arguments
  • Written in a clear and accessible language
  • Ideal for students, researchers, and professionals in the field of mental health
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  • Limited availability as a used paperback
  • May not cover recent developments in the field
  • Requires prior knowledge or interest in mental health care
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    Brand McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
    UPC 463122541798

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