Crazy
Subtitle: a father's search through America's mental health madness
By: Pete Earley
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780399153136
Subjects: Mentally ill; Parent-Child Relations; Mentally Ill Persons; Case studies; Mentally ill offenders; Family relationships; Mental Disorders; Biography
Description: A journalistic investigation into the criminalization of America's mentally ill describes the author's battle with the shortcomings of the mental health system and the Miami-Dade County jail after his son was declared bipolar.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-372).
Table of contents: title: Mike's story:  1; title: Mike's story: 2; title: The ninth floor; title: Smoke in the air; title: Mike's story: 3; title: "A damn cruel disease"; title: Mike's story: 4; title: Searching for a safe place; title: Mike's story: 5; title: Deja vu; title: Mike's story: 6.