
Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness
(2006)A non fiction book by
Pete Earley
Former Washington Post reporter Pete Earley had written extensively about the criminal justice system. But it was only when his own son- in the throes of a manic episode-broke into a neighbor's house that he learned what happens to mentally ill people who break a law.
This is the Earley family's compelling story, a troubling look at bureaucratic apathy and the countless thousands who suffer confinement instead of care, brutal conditions instead of treatment, in the "revolving doors" between hospital and jail. With mass deinstitutionalization, large numbers of state mental patients are homeless or in jail-an experience little better than the horrors of a century ago. Earley takes us directly into that experience-and into that of a father and award-winning journalist trying to fight for a better way.
This is the Earley family's compelling story, a troubling look at bureaucratic apathy and the countless thousands who suffer confinement instead of care, brutal conditions instead of treatment, in the "revolving doors" between hospital and jail. With mass deinstitutionalization, large numbers of state mental patients are homeless or in jail-an experience little better than the horrors of a century ago. Earley takes us directly into that experience-and into that of a father and award-winning journalist trying to fight for a better way.
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Hardback Editions
April 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Crazy Author(s): Pete Earley Publisher: Putnam Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness Author(s): Pete Earley ISBN: 0-399-15313-6 / 978-0-399-15313-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Putnam Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
April 2007 : Paperback
| Title: Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness Author(s): Pete Earley ISBN: 0-425-21389-7 / 978-0-425-21389-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Berkley Trade Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2006 : Paperback
| Title: Crazy: a Father's Search Through America;s Mental Health Madness Author(s): Pete Earley Publisher: Berkley Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Crazy - on Playaway Author(s): Pete Earley ISBN: 1-60640-352-4 / 9781606403525 (USA edition) Publisher: Playaway Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness Author(s): Pete Earley ISBN: 1-4001-0256-1 / 978-1-4001-0256-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Tantor Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2006 : Audio CD
| Title: Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness Author(s): Pete Earley ISBN: 1-4001-3256-8 / 978-1-4001-3256-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Tantor Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2006 : MP3 CD
| Title: Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness Author(s): Pete Earley ISBN: 1-4001-5256-9 / 978-1-4001-5256-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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