Better but not well; mental health policy in the United States since 1950.0801884438 Better but not well; mental health policy in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. since 1950. Frank, Richard G. and Sherry A. Glied. Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. U. Press 2006 183 pages $21.95 Paperback RA790 Mental health policy in the US is often based on erroneous erroneous adj. 1) in error, wrong. 2) not according to established law, particularly in a legal decision or court ruling. ideas about the recent history of policy and practice, say Frank (health economics, Harvard U.) and Glied (health policy and management, Columbia U.), so to improve the quality of that policy making, they trace changes over the past half century in the lives of people with mental illnesses, and assess the factors that generated these changes. The deficiencies of the present, they argue, must be seen as incomplete improvements rather than as impediments IMPEDIMENTS, contracts. Legal objections to the making of a contract. Impediments which relate to the person are those of minority, want of reason, coverture, and the like; they are sometimes called disabilities. Vide Incapacity. 2. . ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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