Institutionalizing Madness: Families, Therapy, And Society

Institutionalizing Madness: Families, Therapy, And Society
ISBN-10
0465033229
ISBN-13
9780465033225
Category
Psychology / General
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
1989-12-21
Publisher
Basic Books
Authors
Salvador Minuchin, Joel Elizur

Description

Psychologist Elizur and family therapist Minuchin dramatize the dehumanizing force of mental health systems, using four actual family cases to explore the interaction of families, patients, and institutions. The cases illustrate the disastrous consequences of professional biases and institutional failures. As a viable alternative to hospitalization, the authors describe a variety of community-based services that provide social support and structured programs. A very powerful analysis. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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