America's care of the mentally ill
Subtitle: a photographic history
By: by William E. Baxter and David W. Hathcox III.
Contributors: Hathcox, David W., 1946-
Edition: Limited ed.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Mentally ill -- Institutional care -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works; Mentally ill -- Care -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works; Psychiatric hospitals -- United States -- Pictorial works; Mental Health Services -- history -- United States -- pictorial works; Hospitals, Psychiatric -- history -- United States -- pictorial works
Description: America's Care of the Mentally Ill: A Photographic History tells the story of our nation's care of the mentally ill, starting from the 18th century, through the birth of the American Psychiatric Association and hospital-based care in 1844, up to the present. This engrossing book is the first ever photographic volume depicting the history of the care of the mentally ill in the United States and the development of state mental hospitals.

Assembled by William E. Baxter, M.A., M.S., Director of the APA Library and Archives, and David W. Hathcox III, M.A., a freelance photographer, this extensive volume is culled from a variety of sources, including the APA's collection of rare photographs.

America's Care of the Mentally Ill: a Photographic History begins with the plight of the mentally ill in the 18th century. It continues through the many reform movements of the 19th century and the evolution of the state mental hospital system. The book ends with a description of the 20th century's rapid advances in treatments, and the demise of the state mental hospital.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.