An edition of Closing the asylums
(2012)
Closing the asylums
causes and consequences of the deinstitutionalization movement
by George W. Paulson
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"Though closing the asylums promised more freedom for many, encouraged community acceptance, and enhanced outpatient opportunities, there were unintended consequences. This book is written from the point of view of an academic neurologist who has served 60 years as an employee or consultant in typical state mental institutions in North Carolina and Ohio"--Provided by publisher.
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Closing the asylums: causes and consequences of the deinstitutionalization movement
2012, McFarland & Co.
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0786470984 9780786470983
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Table of Contents
Hilltop asylum in Columbus, Ohio
Did DI result from attitudinal change, and did it reflect new wisdom?
Building obsolescence and deinstitutionalization
Did deinstitutionalization reflect the arrival of successful medications, or was medication only a new chemical straitjacket?
Role of new disciplines in mental hospitals
Urbanization : loss of a rural location
Advances in public health and public attitudes
The increase in social and community resources and their effect on enhancing freedom for the patients
Legal initiatives as a major factor in change
Elimination from the hospitals of the physically handicapped
Summary : with consequences of deinstitutionalization.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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