deinstitutionalization Archives - Mad In America

Nuanced History of Asylums Shows Context Matters

Ashley Bobak, PsyD - January 30, 2020 13

A bottom-up approach to understanding the history of asylums allows us to learn from past successes and failures in the mental health system.

In the News

Brain Changes from ECT Linked to Worse Outcomes

September 27, 2023

How Kierkegaard Connects Our Surging Anxiety to the Spirit of Our...

September 26, 2023

Early Intervention in Ultrahigh Risk for Psychosis Ineffective

September 25, 2023

Collaborative Study Challenges Traditional Views of Depression, Enriches Understanding

September 22, 2023

Blogs

Illustration: Birds on lines organizing into the shape of a bar graph

Report on Improving Mental Health Outcomes

September 26, 2023

Awais Aftab Responds to the STAR*D Scandal . . . And Digs...

September 25, 2023

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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 14: Psychotherapy and the Role of Psychologists

September 25, 2023

The Strength in Sensitivity: Becoming a “Borderline” Psychotherapist

September 22, 2023