My brother's keeper : the untold stories behind the business of mental health - and how to stop the abandonment of the mentally ill
Nicholas Rosenlicht (Author), Pegasus Books (Publisher)
"Timely and unflinching, and written with commanding prose and the deep knowledge of a mental health care veteran who categorically rejects corporate interests, Dr. Rosenlicht makes plain the disastrous outcomes of the for-profit mental health care model. Patients are 'clients' and doctors are 'providers,' stripping away the human element and emboldening shifty ethical and legal practices. Perhaps most insidious, the business model paints the mentally ill as the 'other,' as people who just don't want help, rather than someone who can't afford care or even realize they need help as a consequence of their illness. But a path forward does exist. Mental illness is something that will touch all of us in some way, if not directly through those we know and love. Those who have already helped care for a loved one know that those who suffer from it have hopes, desires, and aspirations. A healthy solution means a healthier society. In the tradition of Andrew Solomon or Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score, My Brother's Keeper is a paradigm-shifting book that can help us find our way to real and lasting solutions."-- Publisher's description
Print Book, English, 2024
First Pegasus Books cloth edition
Pegasus Books, New York, 2024