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Beyond Paternalism or Abandonment in Mental Health Care: An Interview with Neil Gong

Mad in America

N eil Gong is an assistant professor of sociology at UC San Diego, where he researches psychiatric services, homelessness, and how communities seek to maintain social order. In our conversation, we unpack the critical insights from his book and explore the broader implications of his research.

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Maryland Enacts a “Draconian” Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program

Mad in America

I n 1999, New York State passed the first Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) law, which creates a regime of civil courts to force psychiatric interventions on those found to have “serious and persistent mental illness” who “struggle to engage voluntarily” with care. What made this year different?