The History and Politics of Community Mental Health

"I recommend this book to all mental health professionals and students inthis field; it provides the reader with a historical perspective that can addmeaning, and perhaps even reassurance, to those who continue to care for thementally ill in these uncertain times." --Hospital and Community Psychiatry."Well worth reading, and graduate students, scientists, and professionals whoare involved even obliquely with the field of mental health should add this oneto their library." --Contemporary Psychiatry