The crusade for forgotten souls : reforming Minnesota's mental institutions, 1946-1954 /

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"The Crusade for Forgotten Souls recounts Minnesota's reform movement that broke the stigma surrounding mental illness, publicized the painful truth about the state's asylums, and resulted in the first legislative steps toward a modern mental health system. Susan Bartlett Foote tells...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Foote, Susan Bartlett (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention > History.
Psychiatric nursing > History.
Commitment of Mentally Ill > history
Mentally Ill Persons > history
Psychiatric Nursing > history
Hospitals, Psychiatric > organization & administration
History, 20th Century
Internement (Psychiatrie) > Histoire.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention
Psychiatric nursing
Minnesota
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"The Crusade for Forgotten Souls recounts Minnesota's reform movement that broke the stigma surrounding mental illness, publicized the painful truth about the state's asylums, and resulted in the first legislative steps toward a modern mental health system. Susan Bartlett Foote tells the story of the early advocates for compassionate care of the mentally ill who made the crusade a success"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452956787
1452956782
1517903645
9781517903640

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