Abstract In the United States, the emergence of an outpatient-centered, drug-based model of
mental health care was physically feasible from the 1950s onward, with the introduction of …

Non-psychiatric patients' perception or experience of hospital care may be influenced or
impacted by observations related to psychiatric patients' presence and behaviors. The …

In 2009, Gawande published an article in The New Yorker that put the unknown mid-sized
South Texas city of McAllen on the map. The article stated that McAllen was one of the most …

This chapter addresses common representations of mental illness. It also examines the
complicated interaction among severe mental illness, substance use disorders, and social …

Abstract In the United States, emergency departments (EDs) have become primary sites for
emergent psychiatric evaluations and crisis intervention. These types of ED visits have been …

The current study aimed to determine the degree to which service users were satisfied with
an early intervention service for psychosis and to explore their process of recovery. The …

Abstract" World Bank Publications and Neoclassical Modeling": This paper examines
changes in the World Bank's analytical framework between 1983 and 2011 using a sample …

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the role that societal norms play in shaping
how chronic homelessness is conceptualized and addressed. The research concerning …

Self-efficacy theory suggests that mental health treatment participation may improve as
individuals experience increased sense of control over circumstances. Thus, self-efficacy …

The last decade of the twentieth century signaled a major shift in United States' mental
health care, with'recovery-oriented care'the new paradigm for mental health policy and …