Mental Health in America: A Reference Handbook
byDonna R. Kemp is professor of public administration and MPA Coordinator of the Department of Political Science at California State University, Chico, CA. Her published works include Biomedical Policy and Mental Health and Mental Health in the Workplace: An Employer's and Manager's Guide.
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Kemp, Donna. Mental Health in America: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2007. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781851097944.
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- Description
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This extensive overview charts the fluctuating course of mental health policy in the United States from colonial times to today.
- Reviews/Endorsements
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"highly recommended for all medical and sociology-related collections." - Library Journal"Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers." - Choice"This work is recommended for public, high school, and undergraduate collections." - ARBA
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Table of Contents
Mental Health in America: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): Kemp, Donna;Contributors: Kemp, Donna;Abstract:This extensive overview charts the fluctuating course of mental health policy in the United States from colonial times to today.
SortTitle: mental health in america: a reference handbookAuthor Info:Donna R. KempauthorDonna R. Kemp is professor of public administration and MPA Coordinator of the Department of Political Science at California State University, Chico, CA. Her published works include Biomedical Policy and Mental Health and Mental Health in the Workplace: An Employer's and Manager's Guide.
eISBN-13: 9781851097944Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781851097944.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781851097890Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 322Publication Date: 20070301Series: Contemporary World IssuesSubtitle: A Reference Handbook- Cover Cover11
- Contents vii8
- Preface xiii14
- 1 Background and History 116
- 2 The Twenty-First Century: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 3550
- Defining Mental Illness 3752
- Who Are the Mentally Ill? 3954
- Treatment 4156
- Research and Prevention 4358
- Consumer Choice and Involuntary Treatment 4459
- Funding 5166
- Parity 5267
- Managed Care 5570
- Integration and Linking with Primary Care 5671
- When and Why the System Fails 5873
- Grading the States 2006 7590
- An Ideal System 7994
- References 86101
- 3 Worldwide Perspective 101116
- 4 Chronology 123138
- 5 Biographies 147162
- Karl Abraham 147162
- Nathan W. Ackerman 147162
- Alfred Adler 147162
- Franz Gabriel Alexander 148163
- Gregory Bateson 148163
- Clifford W. Beers 148163
- Eric Berne 149164
- Eugene B. Brody 149164
- George W. Bush 150165
- Rosalyn Carter 150165
- Jean Martin Charcot 151166
- Bill Clinton 151166
- Albert Deutsch 152167
- Albert Ellis 152167
- Erik Homburger Erikson 152167
- Anna Freud 153168
- Sigmund Freud 153168
- Erich Fromm 153168
- William Glasser 154169
- Erving Goffman 154169
- Mike Gorman 155170
- Carl Gustav Jung 155170
- John F. Kennedy 155170
- R. D. Laing 156171
- Abraham Harold Maslow 156171
- David Mechanic 157172
- Fritz Perls 157172
- Otto Rank 158173
- Ronald Reagan 158173
- B. F. Skinner 158173
- Thomas Szasz 159174
- E. Fuller Torrey 159174
- 6 Facts and Statistics 161176
- Federal Agencies and Mental Health Data Collections 162177
- State Mental Health Statistics 164179
- Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2010 177192
- National Center for Health Statistics, Mental Health Disorders Statistics 187202
- National Institute of Mental Health 189204
- The Impact of Mental Illness on Society—World Health Organization, Global Burden of Disease 190205
- Mental Disorders in America 193208
- Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 201216
- Nonprofit Organizations and Mental Health Statistics 204219
- References 207222
- 7 Documents, Reports, and Nongovernmental Organizations 211226
- Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America, 2003 212227
- Epidemiological Studies: Epidemiological Catchment Area (ECA) Study 1980–1985, National Comorbidity Study 1990–1992, and NCS-Replication Released 2005 217232
- Free to Choose: Transforming Behavioral Health Care to Self-Direction: Report of the 2004 Consumer Direction Initiative Summit 218233
- Global Burden of Disease 220235
- Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General—Executive Summary 223238
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 230245
- National Mental Health Association 232247
- National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action 233248
- Rosenhan Study 239254
- World Federation for Mental Health 239254
- World Health Report 2001—Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope 240255
- References 245260
- 8 Legislation and Court Cases 247262
- Protection 247262
- Commitment 248263
- Commitment and Criminal Justice 251266
- Right to Treatment 253268
- Right to Refuse Treatment and Informed Consent 258273
- Advocacy 259274
- Legislation 260275
- The Social Security Act of 1935 and its Amendments 260275
- The Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) Act of 1963 261276
- Head Start 1964 262277
- The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 262277
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1975 262277
- The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 263278
- The McKinney Act of 1987 263278
- The Fair Housing Amendments of 1988 263278
- The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 263278
- The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 266281
- References 266281
- 9 Organizations 269284
- 10 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources 283298
- Glossary 297312
- Index 301316
- About the Author 315330