Mental Health Care Issues in America: An Encyclopedia

摘要

In the introduction to Mental Health Care Issues in America, reviewed here in its e-book version, editor Michael Shally-Jensen offers detailed comments on major themes in mental health care and addresses topics such as the dimensions of the problems with mental health care in America, uneven coverage, homelessness, racial and ethnic disparities, issues with the criminal justice system, public violence, stigmatization of mental health issues, and trends in treating mental health issues with prescription drugs.