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ISBN-13: 9780880485395
Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PUBLISHING
Imprint: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION PUBLISHING
By William E. Baxter, By David W. Hathcox
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Local release date: 31/05/1994
Format: Hardback (305.00mm X 225.00mm) 156 pages Weight: 907g
Categories: Photographs: collections [AJC]Social & cultural history [HBTB]Disability: social aspects [JFFG]Mental health services [MBPK]USA [1KBB]c 1700 to c 1800 [3JF]c 1800 to c 1900 [3JH]20th century [3JJ]

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Google Preview: America's Care of the Mentally Ill: A Photographic History tells the story of our nation's care of the mentally ill, starting from the 18th century, through the birth of the American Psychiatric Association and hospital-based care in 1844, up to the present. This engrossing book is the first ever photographic volume depicting the history of the care of the mentally ill in the United States and the development of state mental hospitals. Assembled by William E. Baxter, M.A., M.S., Director of the APA Library and Archives, and David W. Hathcox III, M.A., a freelance photographer, this extensive volume is culled from a variety of sources, including the APA's collection of rare photographs. America's Care of the Mentally Ill: A Photographic History begins with the plight of the mentally ill in the 18th century. It continues through the many reform movements of the 19th century and the evolution of the state mental hospital system. The book ends with a description of the 20th century's rapid advances in treatments, and the demise of the state mental hospital.; Introduction. Almshouses, jails, and the streets. Beginnings of institutional care. Numbers. Changes. Decline. Coming full circle: halfway houses, jails, and the streets. Notes on the photographs. Bibliography.; Google Preview content