The Dilemma of Federal Mental Health Policy Radical Reform or Incremental Change? |
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| Author:
| Grob, Gerald N.
Goldman, Howard H. |
| Series title: | Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7837-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $49.95USD $269.00 |
Book Description:
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Severe and persistent mental illnesses are among the most pressing health and social problems in contemporary America. Recent estimates suggest that more than three million people in the U.S. have disabling mental disorders. The direct and indirect costs of their care exceed 180 billion dollars nationwide each year. Effective treatments and services exist, but many such individuals do not have access to these services because of limitations in mental health and social policies.
Severe and persistent mental illnesses are among the most pressing health and social problems in contemporary America. Recent estimates suggest that more than three million people in the U.S. have disabling mental disorders. The direct and indirect costs of their care exceed 180 billion dollars nationwide each year. Effective treatments and services exist, but many such individuals do not have access to these services because of limitations in mental health and social policies.