FMSC 383 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Independent Community And Health Concern, Community Mental Health Act, Mental Health Parity Act
27 Mar 2018
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History of 18th-19th century: phillip pinel, a chief physician for the mentally ill, consistently pushed for reform, dorethea dix, exposed inhumane conditions at mental institutes, result: laws passed to expand, build more humane (cid:498)state(cid:499) hospitals. Clifford beers: describes mental illness: (cid:498)mental civil war(cid:499, describe inhumane treatment, begin to breakdown a them/us barrier, national committee for mental hygiene. Post wwii era: g. i. soldier have more mental illness then expected, psychotropic medication like thorazine did not help cure mental illness instantly. Community mental health centers act (1963: major transitions in federal policy (shift resources away from institutions to community based mental program) John f kennedy initiative: started because his sister had lobotomy and suffered from mental illness. Current mental health legislation: mental health parity act (2008, required same level of coverage for mental care as physical health care treatments, affordable care act, increased coverage of mental health services but racial inequities still present.
