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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Beyond being readable and engaging, this book is unique in its use of organizational theory to elucidate key features of the mental health system. The focus on institutional fragmentation is very original, and important from a policy perspective." -- Teresa L. Scheid * University of North Carolina at Charlotte *
"In this interesting new book, Dobransky carefully explores the often contradictory institutional logics of community-based psychiatric care and offers fresh insights on how these competing views shape our fragmented system of community mental healthcare."
-- Eric R. Wright * professor of sociology and public health, Georgia State University *
"Dobransky’s willingness to question the currently received wisdom about the value of currently popular service approaches and his use of a rich dataset both attest to the book’s potential."
-- Russell K. Schutt * University of Massachusetts Boston *
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Managing Madness in the Community is a timely read, presenting severe persistent mental illness (SPMI) and the delivery of community mental health in clear, understandable terms. Recommended." * Choice *
"Provides important insights into the mental health system in the United States." * American Journal of Sociology *
"Provides important insights into the challenges workers and clients face in the mental health care system. Sociologists and mental health care professionals, including policy makers, will find Dobransky's work of particular interest." * The Oral History Review *
"Beyond being readable and engaging, this book is unique in its use of organizational theory to elucidate key features of the mental health system. The focus on institutional fragmentation is very original, and important from a policy perspective." -- Teresa L. Scheid * University of North Carolina at Charlotte *
"In this interesting new book, Dobransky carefully explores the often contradictory institutional logics of community-based psychiatric care and offers fresh insights on how these competing views shape our fragmented system of community mental healthcare."
-- Eric R. Wright * professor of sociology and public health, Georgia State University *
"Dobransky’s willingness to question the currently received wisdom about the value of currently popular service approaches and his use of a rich dataset both attest to the book’s potential."
-- Russell K. Schutt * University of Massachusetts Boston *
"
Managing Madness in the Community is a timely read, presenting severe persistent mental illness (SPMI) and the delivery of community mental health in clear, understandable terms. Recommended." * Choice *
"Provides important insights into the mental health system in the United States." * American Journal of Sociology *
"Provides important insights into the challenges workers and clients face in the mental health care system. Sociologists and mental health care professionals, including policy makers, will find Dobransky's work of particular interest." * The Oral History Review *
Table of ContentsList of Tables
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Logic and Constraint
3. Diagnosis, Labeling, and Social Control
4. Empowerment Practice, Practical Empowerment
5. The Realities of Community Integration
6. The Right Person for the Job: Fragmentation in Staffing and Worker-Client Interaction
7. Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
