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Timothy A. Kelly 
Healing the Broken Mind 
Transforming America’s Failed Mental Health System

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Few afflictions are as frightening or as heartbreaking as mental illness. It may be a topic that many would prefer to sweep under the rug, but it is a fact of life that we as a society can and must face. We have come a long way over the past few decades in our understanding of mental illness and its potential treatments. Yet, tragically, many across the country who struggle with serious mental illness are unable to find effective, quality medical treatment. As a federal commission on mental health concluded, the system of care is in shambles. But why? And how do we fix it?
Timothy A. Kelly, former Commissioner of Virginia’s Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Substance Abuse, brings his three decades of experience as mental health commissioner, psychology professor, and clinician to bear in confronting this crisis in America’s mental health care system. In clear and accessible terms, he exposes the weaknesses in the current system, examining how and why one of the world’s richest and most advanced countries has allowed its most vulnerable citizens to be victimized by the very system designed to help them.
Armed with the latest statistics, a lifetime of experience, and heartrending life stories, Kelly argues that the patchwork of care traditionally employed to treat mental illness is simply not up to the task, and that what we need is profound, fundamental, and system-wide change. He then goes on to provide an easy-to-follow road map for achieving lasting transformation, centered on five recommendations for creating a truly effective mental health system of care that enables patients to achieve a lasting recovery.
Mental illness is not going to just go away, but Kelly prescribes a comprehensive plan to make treatment accessible and effective so that those who suffer can rejoin their families and their communities. He shows how a transformed system of community-based care allows those with serious mental illness to finally be able to go home.

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Timothy A. Kelly is Director of TAK Consult and Research Associate Professor of Psychology at the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology in Pasadena, California. He is the former Commissioner of Virginia’s Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services, and has served on the Boards of Directors for both the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors and the National Research Institute.
Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● ISBN 9780814749104 ● Dimensione 2.0 MB ● Casa editrice NYU Press ● Paese US ● Pubblicato 2009 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5673795 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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