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An illustrated history of Illinois public mental health services, 1847 to 2000 / Joseph J. Mehr.

Title: An illustrated history of Illinois public mental health services, 1847 to 2000 / Joseph J. Mehr.
Author: Mehr, Joseph, 1941-
Publication: Victoria, B.C. : Trafford, c2002.

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xiii, 581 p. : ill., maps, ports.; 28 cm.

Alternative Title

Illustrated history

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Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

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Contents

Forward -- The photographs -- Preface -- Founding the Asylum (Jacksonville) -- The Illinois State Hospital for the Insane : the first twenty years -- Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard : Illinois' first consumer advocate -- Expanding the system (Elgin, Anna, and Jacksonville) -- From asylum to hospital -- Changing times and a new concept : the Cottage Plan (Kankakee) -- Bricks and mortar : new buildings for new patients -- The first turn of the century (Chester, East Moline) -- The Almshouse and complete state care -- The Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane (Peoria) -- From restraint to non-restraint : the advent of hydrotherapy -- The Cook County Insane Asylum and Chicago State Hospital (Chicago) -- Alton State Hospital (Alton) -- Manteno State Hospital (Manteno) -- The paradox decades: the twenties, thirties, and forties -- Illinois Research Centers : 1906 to 1996 (Galesburg, Chicago, Elgin, Anna) -- End of an era : Overcrowding, The last state hospital, and The magic bullet (Tinley Park) -- A grand plan : the 90 Minute Program (Chicago, Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, Decatur, Champaign) -- The nineties and beyond -- Epilogue.

ISBN

1553952154 (pbk.)

OCLC

51204304

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