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The turning point : how men of conscience brought about major change in the care of America's mentally ill / Alex Sareyan.

Author/creator Sareyan, Alex, 1913-
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoWashington, DC : American Psychiatric Press, ©1994.
Descriptionxviii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Foreword / Don w. Hammersley -- Conscientious objectors in the United States : 1775 to World War II -- Out of sight, out of mind -- A View from the lion's den -- Agents for social change -- Perceptions and misperceptions -- The Turning point -- Plan for action becomes a feality -- Minnesota joins the crusade -- The Mennonite mental health story -- Legacies of the Civilian Public Service Mental Hospital Program -- Looking back -- Epilogue : Questionaire sent to men in Civilian Public Service Mental Hospital or training school units -- Summary of responses to questionnaire -- Roster of men who responded to questionnaire -- Civilian Public Service State Mental Hospital units in service during World War II -- Religious affiliations represented in the Civilian Public Service Program during World War II.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 295-296) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Sareyan, Alex, 1913- Turning point. 1st ed. Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Press, ©1994
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 93009227
ISBN0880485604 (acid-free paper)
ISBN9780880485609 (acid-free paper)

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