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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: What’s in it for me? Learn the dark story behind America’s approach to mental illness.
Chapter 2: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder caused by genetic and environmental factors, and it can be devastating.
Chapter 3: Mental illness has been de-legitimized and denied, resulting in horrific suffering for patients.
Chapter 4: The widespread closure of mental-health institutions resulted in dire conditions for patients.
Chapter 5: Americans with mental illness have been funneled onto the streets and into prisons.
Chapter 6: Mental health should be a priority of our society.
Description
No One Cares About Crazy People (2017) takes a detailed look at the history of mental-health care in America. These blinks explore the current state of psychiatric care, how it came to be the way it is and how the changing trajectory of treatment has affected both patients and society.
Who Should Listen
- People struggling with mental illness
- Students of psychology, psychiatry and social work
- Anyone who believes in giving a voice to the voiceless