The Homeless Mentally Ill: A Task Force Report of the American Psychiatric Association

1984 Hard Cover. 320 pgs. No marks, clean pgs, binding Tight. First two pages with bottom corner diagonal cut-out. Black Boards with White on front and spine. Dj with light shelf wear. Couple of small tears top edge. John Talbott, MD, President of the American Psychiatric Assoc. points out in his Foreward that "While we have all been appalled by the seemingly large number of homeless mentally ill, we have lacked the knowledge of who they are, how ill and disabled they are, what their needs are and what sort of plan can ameliorate their plight. This book begins to provide answers to these questions, Assembles the results of the first attempts to study the population of the homeless mentally ill: begins to document their complex unmet needs and proposes solutions, both short-term and long-term that must be incorporated into a comprehensive public policy if we are to adequately address the current problem.