Author: Bertram S. BrownPublisher:
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Category : Medical education
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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The Federal Government and Psychiatric Education
Author: Bertram S. BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical education
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The Federal Government and psychiatric education
Author: Bertram S. BrownThe Federal Government and Psychiatric Education
Author: Bertram S. BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical education
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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The Federal Government and Psychiatric Education
Author: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 5
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American Psychosis
Author: E. Fuller TorreyPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199361126
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered an historic speech on mental illness and retardation. He described sweeping new programs to replace "the shabby treatment of the many millions of the mentally disabled in custodial institutions" with treatment in community mental health centers. This movement, later referred to as "deinstitutionalization," continues to impact mental health care. Though he never publicly acknowledged it, the program was a tribute to Kennedy's sister Rosemary, who was born mildly retarded and developed a schizophrenia-like illness. Terrified she'd become pregnant, Joseph Kennedy arranged for his daughter to receive a lobotomy, which was a disaster and left her severely retarded. Fifty years after Kennedy's speech, E. Fuller Torrey's book provides an inside perspective on the birth of the federal mental health program. On staff at the National Institute of Mental Health when the program was being developed and implemented, Torrey draws on his own first-hand account of the creation and launch of the program, extensive research, one-on-one interviews with people involved, and recently unearthed audiotapes of interviews with major figures involved in the legislation. As such, this book provides historical material previously unavailable to the public. Torrey examines the Kennedys' involvement in the policy, the role of major players, the responsibility of the state versus the federal government in caring for the mentally ill, the political maneuverings required to pass the legislation, and how closing institutions resulted not in better care - as was the aim - but in underfunded programs, neglect, and higher rates of community violence. Many now wonder why public mental illness services are so ineffective. At least one-third of the homeless are seriously mentally ill, jails and prisons are grossly overcrowded, largely because the seriously mentally ill constitute 20 percent of prisoners, and public facilities are overrun by untreated individuals. As Torrey argues, it is imperative to understand how we got here in order to move forward towards providing better care for the most vulnerable.
National Neuropsychiatric Institute Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and LaborPublisher:
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Category : Medical laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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The National Mental Health Program and the States
Author: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Mental health services
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309124123
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Student wellbeing is foundational to academic success. One recent survey of postsecondary educators found that nearly 80 percent believed emotional wellbeing is a "very" or "extremely" important factor in student success. Studies have found the dropout rates for students with a diagnosed mental health problem range from 43 percent to as high as 86 percent. While dealing with stress is a normal part of life, for some students, stress can adversely affect their physical, emotional, and psychological health, particularly given that adolescence and early adulthood are when most mental illnesses are first manifested. In addition to students who may develop mental health challenges during their time in postsecondary education, many students arrive on campus with a mental health problem or having experienced significant trauma in their lives, which can also negatively affect physical, emotional, and psychological wellbeing. The nation's institutions of higher education are seeing increasing levels of mental illness, substance use and other forms of emotional distress among their students. Some of the problematic trends have been ongoing for decades. Some have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic consequences. Some are the result of long-festering systemic racism in almost every sphere of American life that are becoming more widely acknowledged throughout society and must, at last, be addressed. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Wellbeing in Higher Education lays out a variety of possible strategies and approaches to meet increasing demand for mental health and substance use services, based on the available evidence on the nature of the issues and what works in various situations. The recommendations of this report will support the delivery of mental health and wellness services by the nation's institutions of higher education.
Continuing Education in Mental Health: Project Summaries
Author: National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.). Continuing Education BranchPublisher:
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Category : Continuing education centers
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Mental Health Study Act of 1955
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign CommercePublisher:
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Category : Mental health
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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