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Consent, rights, and choices in health care for children and young people / British Medical Association.

Mental illness, discrimination and the law : fighting for social justice / Felicity Callard[and others].

The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach.

Remarks on the lunacy laws, as also asylums, of Scotland and France / by John Webster.

A practical guide to mental health law : the Mental Health Act 1983 and related legislation / Larry Gostin ; edited by Janet Manning.

Eighth biennial report 1997-1999 : laid before Parliament.

<p>From the earliest efforts to segregate the "mad" in society, to the wily World War II-era social engineers who twisted Darwin's "survival of the fittest" theory to fit a much darker agenda, to the follies of the antipsychiatry movement (starring L. Ron Hubbard and his gifted, insanity-denying compatriot Thomas Szasz), we've struggled to deal with mental health care for generations. And it all leads to the current landscape, in which too many families struggle alone to manage afflicted loved ones without proper public policies or support. Braided into this social history is the moving saga of Powers's own family: his bright, buoyant sons, Kevin (a gifted young musician) and Dean (a promising writer and guitarist), both of whom struggled mightily with schizophrenia; and his wife, Honoree Fleming, whose knowledge of human biology and loving maternal instincts proved inadequate against schizophrenia's hellish power. For Powers the question of "what to do about crazy people" isn't just academic; it's deeply personal. And he's determined to forge a better way forward, for his family's sake as well as for the many others who deserve better.</p>

No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America / Ron Powers.

Minutes of evidence taken before the Royal Commission on Lunacy and Mental Disorder.

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Consent, rights, and choices in health care for children and young people / British Medical Association.

Mental illness, discrimination and the law : fighting for social justice / Felicity Callard[and others].

The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach.

Remarks on the lunacy laws, as also asylums, of Scotland and France / by John Webster.

A practical guide to mental health law : the Mental Health Act 1983 and related legislation / Larry Gostin ; edited by Janet Manning.

Eighth biennial report 1997-1999 : laid before Parliament.

No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America / Ron Powers.

Minutes of evidence taken before the Royal Commission on Lunacy and Mental Disorder.

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The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 : together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (Defectice and Epileptic Children) Acts, 1899 and 1914, and, introduction and annotations / by R.A. Leach.

Remarks on the lunacy laws, as also asylums, of Scotland and France / by John Webster.

A practical guide to mental health law : the Mental Health Act 1983 and related legislation / Larry Gostin ; edited by Janet Manning.

Eighth biennial report 1997-1999 : laid before Parliament.

No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America / Ron Powers.

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