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Book SynopsisThe distinguished historian of medicine Gerald Grob analyzes the post-World War II policy shift that moved many severely mentally ill patients from large state hospitals to nursing homes, families, and subsidized hotel rooms--and also, most disastrously, to the streets. On the eve of the war, public mental hospitals were the chief element in the Am
Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1992 "Grob's extensively researched book is the most comprehensive study to date of the evolution of public policy toward the mentally ill during a crucial time of change."--Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. ix*Tables, pg. xi*Preface, pg. xiii*Abbreviations Used in Text, pg. xvii*Prologue, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE. The Lessons of War, 1941-1945, pg. 5*CHAPTER TWO. The Reorganization of Psychiatry, pg. 24*CHAPTER THREE. Origins of Federal Intervention, pg. 44*CHAPTER FOUR. Mental Hospitals under Siege, pg. 70*CHAPTER FIVE. The Mental Health Professions: Conflict and Consensus, pg. 93*CHAPTER SIX. Care and Treatment: Changing Views, pg. 124*CHAPTER SEVEN. Changing State Policy, pg. 157*CHAPTER EIGHT. A National Campaign: The Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health, pg. 181*CHAPTER NINE. From Advocacy to Policy, pg. 209*CHAPTER TEN. From Institution to Community, pg. 239*CHAPTER ELEVEN. Challenges to Psychiatric Legitimacy, pg. 273*Epilogue, pg. 302*Notes, pg. 305*Selected Sources, pg. 375*Index, pg. 393
