{"product_id":"american-madness-fighting-for-patients-in-a-broken-mental-health-system-hardcover","title":"American Madness: Fighting for Patients in a Broken Mental Health System - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Feller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this clinical memoir, Alice Feller brings the reader into the world of serious mental illness using patient vignettes and personal accounts of her work, drawn from medical school, hospital wards, private practice, public clinics, and beyond, spanning a career from the 1970s to the present. Individual chapters are devoted to cases illustrating the impact on treatment outcomes of homelessness, substance abuse, racism, family involvement, and early intervention for schizophrenia cases. Feller identifies specific barriers to care and advocates for reparative strategies that would make the most meaningful and immediate improvements. This book is meant for anyone whose life is touched by mental illness, whether as a patient, in the family, or as a professional, and it is a must-read for policy makers in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Feller, MD\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and a clinical psychiatrist. She has worked in private practice, hospital emergency rooms, psychiatric wards, chemical dependency programs and public clinics in East Oakland and beyond. Her writing, focused on mental health, addiction and homelessness, has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eEast Bay Express\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLaney Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalMatters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003efort da\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInterconnecting Circles\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the opinion pages of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She has served two terms on the City of Berkeley Homeless Commission and is an analyst member of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. She lives with her husband and daughter in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751249183008,"sku":"9781538193211","price":122.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bc47f4d2e4139f75db3cab99eff4b0ab.webp?v=1779968661","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-madness-fighting-for-patients-in-a-broken-mental-health-system-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}