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From Asylum to Community: Mental Health Policy in Modern America - Princeton Legacy Library
Gerald N. Grob
From Asylum to Community: Mental Health Policy in Modern America - Princeton Legacy Library
Gerald N. Grob
The 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
434 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 19, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9780691631264 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 434 |
Dimensions | 242 × 167 × 28 mm · 816 g |
Language | English |
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