This covers mental health in the United States from around the 18th century to the present discussing the different techniques used to treat mental health, along with how individuals with mental health issues were treated.
Psychosurgery. Intelligence, Emotion and Social Behavior Following Prefrontal Lobotomy for Mental Disorder by: Walter Freeman and James W. Watts (1942)
Provides insight on how mental health was treated in the mid 20th century along with how lobotomies effected individuals.
War Psychiatry by: Dr. Franklin D. Jones, M.A. Sparacino, R. Linette, Victoria L. Wilcox, Joseph M. Rothberg, and Dr. James W. Stokes (1995)
Discusses how war effects mental health, both during combat and after.
America’s Care of the Mentally Ill: A Photographic History by: Dr. Williame Baxter and Dr. David W. Hathcox. (1994)
This covers how the mentally ill were treated in the United States from the 18th century until the time of this publication. They use photographs to convey the changes with many of the photos coming from the APA’s collection.
Better But Not Well: Mental Health Policy in the United States since 1950 1st Edition by Richard G. Frank and Sherry A. Glied (2006)
Gives a history of how policy has changed towards mental health over 50 years
American Psychosis: How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System 1st Edition by E. Fuller Torrey (2013)
Discusses the Kennedy presidency and how his policy for mental health has affected and still is affecting current federal mental health policy and system
Medical History Collection 