The Turning Point: How Men of Conscience Brought about Major Change in the Care of America's Mentally IllAmerican Psychiatric Pub, 1994 - 309 páginas The Turning Point is the first comprehensive chronicle of the contributions made by conscientious objectors who volunteered for service in America's mental hospitals and state institutions for the developmentally disabled during Word War II. It brings together excerpts from Life, Reader's Digest, and The Cleveland Press, as well as letters and personal reminiscences that recall the shock and distress of conscientious objectors at the conditions in state mental hospitals. |
Índice
Conscientious Objectors in the United States 1775 to World War II | xvii |
Out of Sight Out of Mind | 15 |
A View From the Lions Den | 35 |
Agents for Social Change Part One | 57 |
Agents for Social Change Part Two | 83 |
Perceptions and Misperceptions | 117 |
The Turning Point | 127 |
Plan for Action Becomes a Reality | 145 |
Epilogue | 261 |
References | 267 |
| 275 | |
Summary of responses to the questionnaire sent in 1988 to men who served in Civilian Public Service CPS mental hospital and training school units d... | 279 |
Roster of men who served in the Civilian Public Service mental hospital program and who participated in the survey that led to the writing of The Tu... | 281 |
Civilian Public Service mental hospital units in service during World War II under the sponsorship of religious agencies | 287 |
Civilian Public Service state training school units in service during World War II under the sponsorship of religious agencies | 289 |
Religious affiliations represented in Civilian Public Service CPS program | 291 |
Minnesota Joins the Crusade | 179 |
The Mennonite Mental Health Story | 187 |
Legacies of the Civilian Public Service Mental Hospital Program | 205 |
Looking Back | 233 |
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 293 |
INDEX | 295 |
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Términos y frases comunes
administration agencies Alex Sareyan American Friends Service assigned Association attendants Barry Bingham Byberry Chapter Civilian Public Service Cleveland State Hospital Committee for Mental Connecticut State Hospital conscientious objectors CPS experience CPS mental hospital CPS program CPS unit director discharge duty Eastern State Hospital Edgewood Children's Center Ediger editor employees Friends Service Committee Governor Health Materials Center hospital's Kings View major Mennonite Central Committee Mennonite Mental Health mental health centers Mental Health Foundation Mental Health Materials mental health services Mental Health Week mental hospital program mental hospital units Mental Hygiene Program mental patients mentally ill National Mental Health newspapers NMHF NMHF's nursing organization participated peace churches period personnel persons Philadelphia State Hospital Psychiatric Aide Public Service CPS radio reported response role Selective Service served social staff story superintendent tion training schools treatment Turning Point volunteered ward World World War II
Pasajes populares
Página iii - Jacob, Conscription of Conscience. The American State and the Conscientious Objector 1940—47.