Mental Health |
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| Editor:
| Ruggiero, Adriane |
| Series title: | The History of Issues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7377-3844-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | Greenhaven Publishing LLC
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| Imprint: | Greenhaven Publishing |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $33.72USD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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Editor Adriane Ruggiero shares the fears of the mentally ill through narrative essays by various people during different times throughout history. This collection of essays shows how mental hospitals came to be, what treatments were once accepted, and where mental health treatment is today. Readers examine the mind of the patient and the view of a caregiver. From the Colonial period to recent times, essays discuss different treatments, information on mental diseases, and court cases involved.
Editor Adriane Ruggiero shares the fears of the mentally ill through narrative essays by various people during different times throughout history. This collection of essays shows how mental hospitals came to be, what treatments were once accepted, and where mental health treatment is today. Readers examine the mind of the patient and the view of a caregiver. From the Colonial period to recent times, essays discuss different treatments, information on mental diseases, and court cases involved.