Evolution of a Missouri asylum Fulton State Hospital, 1851-2006 /

Main Author: Lael, Richard L., 1946-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Brazos, Barbara,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10188313
Table of Contents:
  • From idea to reality, 1844-1850
  • Overcoming obstacles : the first decade, 1850-1860
  • Disaster and rebirth, 1861-1872
  • Administration gridlock and recovery, 1869-1897
  • "To the victors belong the spoils" : asylum patronage, 1872-1923
  • Search for a cure : treatments in transition, 1905-1940
  • Bursting at the seams : growing pains, 1890-1940
  • Three early residents
  • Dramatic changes in treatment, 1940-1949
  • Missouri's mental health care comes of age, 1950-1959
  • Enlightened leadership, 1960-1969
  • New strategies, new challenges, 1970-1979
  • The challenge of youth, 1950-1991
  • Deinstitutionalization, 1980-1989
  • New missions as the century turns, 1990-2000
  • An uncertain future.