No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America
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Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780316341172, 0316341177
Physical Desc
xxi, 360 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Derry - Nonfiction - Adult Level
362.26 por
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362.26 por
1 available
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Subjects
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Mental Health Services -- history.
Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence.
Mental illness -- Treatment -- United States -- History.
Mental illness -- United States -- History.
Mentally ill -- Care -- United States -- History.
Mentally Ill Persons.
Personal Narratives.
Schizophrenia -- history.
United States.
Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence.
Mental illness -- Treatment -- United States -- History.
Mental illness -- United States -- History.
Mentally ill -- Care -- United States -- History.
Mentally Ill Persons.
Personal Narratives.
Schizophrenia -- history.
United States.
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Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780316341172, 0316341177
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index.
Description
From the earliest efforts to segregate the "mad" in society, to the wily World War II-era social engineers who twisted Darwin's "survival of the fittest" theory to fit a much darker agenda, to the follies of the antipsychiatry movement (starring L. Ron Hubbard and his gifted, insanity-denying compatriot Thomas Szasz), we've struggled to deal with mental health care for generations. And it all leads to the current landscape, in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted loved ones without proper public policies or support. Braided into this social history is the moving saga of Powers's own family: his bright, buoyant sons, Kevin (a gifted young musician) and Dean (a promising writer and guitarist), both of whom struggled mightily with schizophrenia; and his wife, Honoree Fleming, whose knowledge of human biology and loving maternal instincts proved inadequate against schizophrenia's hellish power. For Powers the question of "what to do about crazy people" isn't just academic; it's deeply personal. And he's determined to forge a better way forward, for his family's sake as well as for the many others who deserve better.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Powers, R. (2017). No one cares about crazy people: the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America (First edition.). Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Powers, Ron. 2017. No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America. New York: Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Powers, Ron. No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America New York: Hachette Books, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Powers, R. (2017). No one cares about crazy people: the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in america. First edn. New York: Hachette Books.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Powers, Ron. No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America First edition., Hachette Books, 2017.
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