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

Mad in America

Broadly, it was driven by well-documented abuse and neglect in asylums, spiraling hospital costs, and an overly optimistic faith in new medications. Many of these programs don’t even take insurance, so well-off families pay cash, making them the true clients. The history of deinstitutionalization is complex.