The Dilemma of Federal Mental Health Policy: Radical Reform or Incremental Change? (Critical Issues in Health and Medicine)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813539587 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Policies ranged from those focused on mental disorders, to those that focused more broadly on health and social welfare.In this book, Gerald N. Goldman trace how an ever-changing coalition of mental health experts, patients' rights activists, and politicians envisioned this community-based system of psychiatric services. During the second half of the twentieth century, mental health policy advocates reacted against institutional care, claiming that community care and treatment would improve the lives of people with mental disorders. The authors show how policies shifted emphasis from radical reform to incremental change. Recent estimates suggest that more than three million people in the U.S. The direct and indirect costs of their care exceed 180 billion dollars nationwide each year. have disabling mental disorders. Grob and Howard H. Once the exclusive province of state governments, the federal government moved into this policy arena after World War II. Many have benefited from this shift, but many are left without the care they require. . Effective treatments and services exist, but many such individuals do not have access to these services because of limitations in mental health and social policies.For nearly two centuries Americans have grappled with the question of how to serve individuals with severe disorders. Severe and persistent mental illnesses are among the most pressin
Great MH story of policy history This book was great if you want to know the policy changes about mental health. It does a good job outlining important legislation and how we got to where we are with mental health funding.. An excellent contribution to medical and political history shelves, highly recommended. Midwest Book Review Written by professor of the history of medicine emeritus Gerald N. Grob and professor of psychiatry Howards H. Goldman, The Dilemma of Federal Mental Health Policy: Radical Reform or Incremental Change? explores how American governmental policies concerning the treatment of the mentally ill have changed over the decades since the end of World War II - from being exclusively the domain of state government to increasingly becoming the province of federal government; from focusing on instit. "Important Read" according to Josephine. It is a great read if you are looking to hear of the evolution of the mental health care system through policy. I would recommend the book to any historians looking to get a general overview of mental health in the United States, but if you are looking for more of a "novel" then it is a dry read.
This is a wonderfully written and clear description of the evolution of mental health policy in America. Grob and Goldman explain how new treatment opportunities have been created at the same time so many are homeless or inappropriately incarcerated. This book is a must read.