Better but not well : mental health policy in the United States since 1950 / Richard G. Frank and Sherry A. Glied ; foreword by Rosalynn Carter.

Mental health policy in the United States since 1950

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

xv, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-176) and index.

The population with mental illness -- The evolving technology of mental health care -- Health care financing and income support -- The supply of mental health services -- Policy making in mental health : integration, mainstreaming, and shifting institutions -- Assessing the well-being of people with mental illness -- Looking forward : improving the well-being of people with mental illness.