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- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1907 American Psychological Association
- Pages
- 291 –319
- DOI
- 10.1037/10534-004
- Publisher site
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Abstract
In Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX, Beers concludes his life story and continues to argue for psychiatric hospital treatment reform. The authors' numerous recommendations include calls for a national government agency for oversight that would advocate for patients, their friends and relatives, and physicians. He also argues that what is needed in order to reach the root of the problem of insanity is the establishing of so-called Psychiatric or Psychopathic Hospitals in connection with our Medical Schools, hospitals wherein nervous and mental diseases may be treated in the most scientific manner, not only for the benefit of the patients, but also for the benefit of physicians and students. He also calls for intermediate housing and treatment facilities for convalescent patients, so they are not kept in hospitals too long or released to their homes too early. He also criticizes private sanitoriums for profiting from patients, taking bribes and inappropriately allocating funds sent from relatives for the individual care of the patient. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Published: Aug 31, 2004
Keywords: psychiatric hospital treatment; treatment reform; patient abuse; government mental health servics; psychiatric training; intermediate housing; private sanitorium reform