Victory For Progress In Mental Medicine
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Author | : Briggs L Vernon (Lloyd Vern 1863-1941 |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2013-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781314778779 |
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Author | : Lloyd Vernon Briggs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Mental health laws |
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Author | : Lloyd Vernon Briggs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Mental health laws |
ISBN | : 9780405119064 |
Excerpt from Victory for Progress in Mental Medicine: Defeat of Reactionaries, the History of an Intrigue I then learned for the first time that they were or ganized and conspiring against me, and I determined to prove to my own satisfaction the truth of what this member of the coterie had told me, and to use him, not as they had done, to spread lies and false propaganda, but to get at the truth. When they were having secret meetings, working under cover, planning, inventing false stories and spreading them in the most insidious way to bring about my ruin and the disgrace Of my family, the least I felt that I could do was to take a personal part, and, unbeknown to them, listen to their vile insinuations. Later, I had the cynical satisfaction of receiving their brazen denials of the very words I had heard them utter with their own lips. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Lloyd Vernon Briggs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2012-03-01 |
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ISBN | : 9781258256524 |
Author | : L Vernon 1863-1941 Briggs |
Publisher | : Palala Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2015-09-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781341667664 |
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Author | : L. Vernon Briggs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2015-08-05 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781332286591 |
Excerpt from Victory for Progress in Mental Medicine: Defeat of Reactionaries, the History of an Intrigue Early in my professional life I became interested in the care and treatment of the mentally ill. Studying into the history of their care and comparing it with the conditions that I found, I was impressed with the small progress that had been made in many years; in fact, it seemed as if we had, in some ways, gone backward, and were reverting to the treatment accorded to this class in medieval times. I found that the private hospitals needed attention quite as much as the public ones, many of them being conducted solely for financial profit and with almost no therapeutic treatment. They were nothing more nor less than large boarding houses, the only difference being that the boarders in these "private hospitals" could not leave, but had to submit to the treatment accorded them and to the food given to them. They were prisoners. I set to work to improve conditions, but found that the proprietors of several of the private institutions of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts State Board of Insanity, which had supervision of the private and State hospitals, resented any suggestions from the outside, and, while giving out plans and propositions for modern care, they were not acting in accordance with what enlightened psychiatrists of the day considered proper and humane treatment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2006-03-29 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309133661 |
Each year, more than 33 million Americans receive health care for mental or substance-use conditions, or both. Together, mental and substance-use illnesses are the leading cause of death and disability for women, the highest for men ages 15-44, and the second highest for all men. Effective treatments exist, but services are frequently fragmented and, as with general health care, there are barriers that prevent many from receiving these treatments as designed or at all. The consequences of this are seriousâ€"for these individuals and their families; their employers and the workforce; for the nation's economy; as well as the education, welfare, and justice systems. Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions examines the distinctive characteristics of health care for mental and substance-use conditions, including payment, benefit coverage, and regulatory issues, as well as health care organization and delivery issues. This new volume in the Quality Chasm series puts forth an agenda for improving the quality of this care based on this analysis. Patients and their families, primary health care providers, specialty mental health and substance-use treatment providers, health care organizations, health plans, purchasers of group health care, and all involved in health care for mental and substanceâ€"use conditions will benefit from this guide to achieving better care.
Author | : Robert Whitaker |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2010-04-13 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0307452433 |
Updated with bonus material, including a new foreword and afterword with new research, this New York Times bestseller is essential reading for a time when mental health is constantly in the news. In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripled over the past two decades? Interwoven with Whitaker’s groundbreaking analysis of the merits of psychiatric medications are the personal stories of children and adults swept up in this epidemic. As Anatomy of an Epidemic reveals, other societies have begun to alter their use of psychiatric medications and are now reporting much improved outcomes . . . so why can’t such change happen here in the United States? Why have the results from these long-term studies—all of which point to the same startling conclusion—been kept from the public? Our nation has been hit by an epidemic of disabling mental illness, and yet, as Anatomy of an Epidemic reveals, the medical blueprints for curbing that epidemic have already been drawn up. Praise for Anatomy of an Epidemic “The timing of Robert Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic, a comprehensive and highly readable history of psychiatry in the United States, couldn’t be better.”—Salon “Anatomy of an Epidemic offers some answers, charting controversial ground with mystery-novel pacing.”—TIME “Lucid, pointed and important, Anatomy of an Epidemic should be required reading for anyone considering extended use of psychiatric medicine. Whitaker is at the height of his powers.” —Greg Critser, author of Generation Rx
Author | : Robert Whitaker |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2019-09-10 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1541646398 |
An updated edition of the classic history of schizophrenia in America, which gives voice to generations of patients who suffered through "cures" that only deepened their suffering and impaired their hope of recovery Schizophrenics in the United States currently fare worse than patients in the world's poorest countries. In Mad in America, medical journalist Robert Whitaker argues that modern treatments for the severely mentally ill are just old medicine in new bottles, and that we as a society are deeply deluded about their efficacy. The widespread use of lobotomies in the 1920s and 1930s gave way in the 1950s to electroshock and a wave of new drugs. In what is perhaps Whitaker's most damning revelation, Mad in America examines how drug companies in the 1980s and 1990s skewed their studies to prove that new antipsychotic drugs were more effective than the old, while keeping patients in the dark about dangerous side effects. A haunting, deeply compassionate book -- updated with a new introduction and prologue bringing in the latest medical treatments and trends -- Mad in America raises important questions about our obligations to the mad, the meaning of "insanity," and what we value most about the human mind.
Author | : Nassir Ghaemi |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2012-06-26 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0143121332 |
The New York Times bestseller “A glistening psychological history, faceted largely by the biographies of eight famous leaders . . .” —The Boston Globe “A provocative thesis . . . Ghaemi’s book deserves high marks for original thinking.” —The Washington Post “Provocative, fascinating.” —Salon.com Historians have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and terrible leaders alike: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, director of the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center, offers a myth-shattering exploration of the powerful connections between mental illness and leadership and sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: The very qualities that mark those with mood disorders also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. From the importance of Lincoln's "depressive realism" to the lackluster leadership of exceedingly sane men as Neville Chamberlain, A First-Rate Madness overturns many of our most cherished perceptions about greatness and the mind.