Bedlam
An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis
Recommended by Norman Ornstein, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #87 in Schizophrenia
A psychiatrist and award-winning documentarian sheds light on the mental health care crisis in the U.S.
When Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg trained as a psychiatrist in the late 1980s, the state mental hospitals, which had reached peak occupancy in the '50s, were being closed at an alarming rate, with many patients having nowhere to go. There has never been a more important time for this conversation, as one in five adults--40 million Americans--experiences mental illness each year. Today, the largest mental institution in the U.S. is the LA County Jail, and the last refuge for many of the... more
When Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg trained as a psychiatrist in the late 1980s, the state mental hospitals, which had reached peak occupancy in the '50s, were being closed at an alarming rate, with many patients having nowhere to go. There has never been a more important time for this conversation, as one in five adults--40 million Americans--experiences mental illness each year. Today, the largest mental institution in the U.S. is the LA County Jail, and the last refuge for many of the... more
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Norman Ornstein Great book and great film! https://t.co/CR3yMDGUJI (Source)
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