Publication

1999 - William Morrow and Company, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

97,500 words, Guess

Page Count

390 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10068815655X
  • ISBN-139780688156558
  • LibraryThing430312
  • Goodreads3461432
  • OCLC Control Number40331228
and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC616.89
  • LCCRC439.5 .N46 1999
  • LCCRC439.5.N46 1999

Description

Novelist Neugeboren, drawn to the field by mental illness in his family, presents a clear-eyed, articulate, survey of our mental health care system's shortcomings and of new, effective, proven approaches that make real differences in the lives of millions of Americans afflicted with severe mental illness. A book for general readers and professionals alike, this is at once a critique, a message of hope and recovery, and a call to action. Filled with dramatic stories, it shows us the many ways in which people who have suffered the long-term ravages of psychiatric disorders have reclaimed full and viable lives.--From publisher description.

Description

"Survey of our mental health care system's shortcomings and of new, effective, proven approaches--psychiatric, psychological, psychopharmacological, psychosocial, programmatic--that make real differences in the lives of millions of Americans afflicted with severe mental illness."

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Genres

  • Case studies

Other Editions

  • Transforming madness: new lives for people living with mental illnessWilliam Morrow and Company1999-01-01

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