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

by Howard H. Goldman, Gerald N. Grob, Howard Goldman

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 nationwide each year. Effective treatments and services exist, but many such individuals do not have access to these services because of limitations in mental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813539587
• ISBN13: 9780813539584
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"