| Voices of Mental Health: Medicine, Politics, and American Culture, 1970-2000 Contributor(s): Halliwell, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813576784 ISBN-13: 9780813576787 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $97.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | History - Psychology | History |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2016053289 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.4" W x 9.26" (1.64 lbs) 338 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This dynamic and richly layered account of mental health in the late twentieth century interweaves three important stories: the rising political prominence of mental health in the United States since 1970; the shifting medical diagnostics of mental health at a time when health activists, advocacy groups, and public figures were all speaking out about the needs and rights of patients; and the concept of voice in literature, film, memoir, journalism, and medical case study that connects the health experiences of individuals to shared stories. Together, these three dimensions bring into conversation a diverse cast of late-century writers, filmmakers, actors, physicians, politicians, policy-makers, and social critics. In doing so, Martin Halliwell's Voices of Mental Health breaks new ground in deepening our understanding of the place, politics, and trajectory of mental health from the moon landing to the millennium. |