The Dilemma of Federal Mental Health Policy : Radical Reform or Incremental Change? /

Show other versions (1)

Severe and persistent mental illnesses are among the most pressing health and social problems in contemporary America. Recent estimates suggest that more than three million people in the U.S. have disabling mental disorders. The direct and indirect costs of their care exceed 180 billion dollars nati...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grob, Gerald N., 1931-2015
Other Authors: Goldman, Howard H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mental health services.
Medical policy.
Health care reform.
Federal aid to community mental health services.
Medical laws and legislation.
MEDICAL > General.
MEDICAL > Health Risk Assessment.
Medecine > Droit > Legislation.
Politique sanitaire.
Services de sante mentale.
Services de sante > Reforme.
Legislation, Medical
Health Policy
Health Care Reform
Mental Health Services
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Winds of change
  • Policy fragmentation
  • A presidential initiative
  • From advocacy to legislation
  • From legislative repeal to sequential reform
  • Integration, parity, and transformation.

Similar Items