Phyllis Vine

Fighting for Recovery

An Activists' History of Mental Health Reform

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Produktbeschreibung

"Unfazed by the authority of psychiatry and a conventional wisdom discouraging their recovery, ex-patients created a social justice movement insisting on opportunities for recovery for people with a psychiatric diagnosis"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beacon Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 162mm x 237mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 728g
• ISBN-13: 9780807079614
• ISBN-10: 0807079618
• Artikelnr.: 60942976

Autorenporträt

Phyllis Vine

Inhaltsangabe

Dramatis Personae
Acronyms and Abbreviations
A Note on Language
INTRODUCTION
BJ’s Story
PART 1: SETTING THE STAGE
CHAPTER 1
Tear ’Em Down
CHAPTER 2
“Nothing About Us Without Us”
CHAPTER 3
Building Opportunities for Community Care
CHAPTER 4
Because of Our Sons
CHAPTER 5
A First Lady’s Law
PART 2: THE CHALLENGES
CHAPTER 6
With Blinders On
CHAPTER 7
Finding a Strategic Vision
CHAPTER 8
This Is America’s Shame
CHAPTER 9
The Gentlemen from Kentucky
CHAPTER 10
Dueling Diagnoses
CHAPTER 11
The Soul’s Frail Dwelling House
CHAPTER 12
The Clozapine Story—Risk-Benefit or Risky Benefits
PART 3: SOLUTIONS
CHAPTER 13
Building a Village
CHAPTER 14
Leadership in the Service of Peers
CHAPTER 15
Stand on Cue
CHAPTER 16
The Impracticalities of the Situation
CHAPTER 17
A Vintage Year
CHAPTER 18
Recovery and Wellness
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
A Note on Sources
Notes
Index