Bedlam
An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis
by Kenneth Paul Rosenberg, MD
A brief history of the evolution of mental health care in the US, the events leading to the de-institutionalization movement and its long term impact.
How it all began
Review
This short book beautifully outlines the current state of mental health care in the United States. It highlights the failure of the system for those who are impacted by serious mental illness and their loved ones.
It gives a brief history of the evolution of mental health care in the US, the events leading to the de-institutionalization movement and its long term impact.
Review
The author, Dr. Rosenberg’s, main message is delivered in the first paragraph of the Introduction: “one in five adults (and one in five families) lives with a mental illness.”
"Mental ILLNESS does't just HAPPEN IN A VACUUM . There's a progression of illness, exacerbated by life's stresses, during which the smoldering brain erupts into an all-out, five-alarm Fire."