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Behind The Gates Of Gomorrah: A Year With The Criminally Insane (2014)

by Stephen Seager(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1476774498 (ISBN13: 9781476774497)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Gallery Books

review 1: As a retired Clinical Psychologist who did her share of inpatient work, I have to say I LOVED this book. It was written with humor and great compassion. I could actually see these outrageous events taking place. It's hard to imagine some of them if you haven't worked with seriously psychotic patients. The huge issue the author addresses is the great exodus of mentally ill patients from the state hospitals. Unfortunately what sounded like a grand idea - returning the patients to their communities and having them receive treatment from local health centers just didn't happen. The other issue is the one of what we do with the criminally insane. We can't send them to jail so we send them to the State hospitals. They don't get treatment because they cannot be forced to ... moretake psychotropic medications, so what is actually going on? It is an incredibly dangerous environment for both patients and staff. This book was an articulate eye-opener.
review 2: Wow, I cannot fathom working with people with extreme mental illness much less the criminally insane of our society. Imagine going to work each day wondering if you will be punched, cut or even killed. Stephen Seager you are a brave man for taking on this job at Gorman State. I doubt that many would want your job.Kudos for a well written and informative book. Be sure to read the afterward. Stephen tells how we should house and treat the criminally insane. Wake up America! Our legal system is not giving these facilities what they need to do the job. Write your Congressmen and Senators. less

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