Editors
Dmitri N. Shalin
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2006
Publication Title
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
Publisher
UNLV: Center for Democratic Culture Publications
First page number:
1
Last page number:
48
Abstract
Attitudes toward people with mental health problems have varied throughout historical periods and cultures. At times, they were believed to possess divine powers, and at others were cast as possessed by evil forces. In ancient Greece, Iraq, and India, for example, people with mental disorders were treated humanely, while in other cultures they were executed, tortured, shunned, and pushed to the margins of society. Today, most societies strive to treat the mentally ill in a humane manner and integrate them in society’s mainstream.
Keywords
Child mental health; Mental health--Evaluation; Mental health facilities
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Medicine and Health | Sociology
Language
English
Repository Citation
Landreth, K.,
Gottschalk, S.,
Brandenburg, C.
(2006).
Mental Health Problems and Needs in Nevada. In Dmitri N. Shalin,
The Social Health of Nevada: Leading Indicators and Quality of Life in the Silver State
1-48.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/social_health_nevada_reports/13