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The Mental Hygiene Movement

The Mental Hygiene Movement

Beers, Clifford W.

Hardcover

Medical ReferenceFiction AnthologiesMental Health

ISBN10: 1163476439
ISBN13: 9781163476437
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Mental Hygiene Movement by Clifford W. Beers is a historical account of the development of mental health care in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beers, who himself experienced mistreatment in mental institutions, became a leading advocate for reform and founded the National Committee for Mental Hygiene in 1909.The book traces the early history of mental illness treatment in America, from the asylums of the colonial era to the rise of the moral treatment movement in the 19th century. It then focuses on the efforts of Beers and other reformers to improve the quality of care for the mentally ill, including the establishment of outpatient clinics and the development of new therapies.The Mental Hygiene Movement also explores the social and political context in which these reforms took place, including the influence of the eugenics movement and the impact of World War I on mental health. Beers argues that the mental hygiene movement represented a significant shift in the way society viewed mental illness, from a moral failing to a medical condition that could be treated and cured.Overall, The Mental Hygiene Movement is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of mental health care in the United States, as well as the broader social and cultural forces that have shaped our understanding of mental illness.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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