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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809869103321

Autore

Wharton Tony

Titolo

Mental illness in America : how do we address a growing problem? / / Tony Wharton, Jeff Menzise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Ashland, Oregon] : , : National Issues Forums Institute, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-943028-12-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (16 p.)

Disciplina

616.8900973

Soggetti

Psychiatry - United States - History

Mental illness - United States - Public opinion

Social psychiatry - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; About This Issue Guide; Introduction: Mental Illness in America: How Do We Address a Growing Problem?; Too Much or Too Little?; Addressing the Problem; Option One: Put Safety First; Keep a Sharper Lookout; Plug the Gaps; Hospitalize the Most Dangerous; What We Could Do; Option Two: Expand Services; Get More Professionals Into the Community; Make Screenings Available; Reduce the Stigma; What We Could Do; Option Three: Let People Plot Their Own Course; Narrow the Diagnosis of Mental Illness; Get Drug Companies Under Control; Promote Overall Health; What We Could Do

Summary: Mental Illness in America: How Do We Address a Growing Problem?