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metamorphosis by Lazlo Taboli

Mad in America

development is hardly accurate for what has happened to me no, it’s more of a transformation and there is still something in me that needs to be transformed there is a lot to be built up, added or eliminated maybe it’s an eternal metamorphosis in some cases you have to congratulate those who have realized that’s what happened to me I hope that my transformation creates a bond of trust with you maybe it could be a friendship without fear without worrying about whether it was per

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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. Neil’s new book, “Sons, Daughters, and Sidewalk Psychotics: Mental Illness and Homelessness in Los Angeles,” published by the University of Chicago Press, offers a detailed look into the starkly different worlds of mental health care in Los Angeles.