Sane asylum

by Charles Hampden-Turner

Book Overview

From Kirkus: A fascinating look at the media's favorite halfway house: San Francisco's Delancey Street Foundation, where a family of 300 ex-cons and addicts go about the grueling business of saving... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0913374288
• ISBN13: 9780913374283
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: San Francisco book Co.
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Controversial pioneer in heroin rehab

With a stunning display of verbal pyrotechnics and sheer force of personality, ex-con John Maher of the Delancy Street Foundation confronted his criminally inclined subjects on their most troublesome personal habit-- heroin addiction. This book is intense. It may force you to revisit some sticky questions.At what point is it no longer ethical to force your viewpoint on someone else for the sake of their own good? Is emotional abuse acceptable in certain circumstances? At what point is silence condoning heroin chic?Not exactly a pleasant read, but well worth the time.

analyses rehab program by model of psychosoc development

Charles lived at the Delancey Street Foundation for a year. He applied his prize winning Ph.D. formulations of psycho-social development and regression to the principles and practice there. Brilliant analytical tools written about with precision and panache. I need to replace my original copy! help.