Record #:

475

Author(s):

Gunn, Lynn E.

Abstract:

A new outpatient law, the first of its kind in the nation, is designed specifically to aid chronic mental patients who at the time of their commitments are not considered dangerous.

Source:

Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 52 Issue 4, Spring 1987, p17-22

Subject(s):

Mentally ill--Care of

Record #:

1899

Author(s):

Sisk, Taylor

Abstract:

Threshold, an East Durham rehabilitation program for the seriously mentally ill, seeks to improve the quality of life of its members and to prevent unnecessary hospitalization.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 12 Issue 36, Sept 1994, p14-17, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mentally ill--Care of

Record #:

3149

Author(s):

Smiley, David E.

Abstract:

In 1848, Dorothea Dix lobbied the General Assembly for a hospital for the mentally ill. Though rejected at first, Dix's relationship with the dying wife of legislator James C. Dobbin earned his strong support, and the bill passed.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 36 Issue 1, Fall 1996, p32, por

Subject(s):

Mentally ill--Care of

Record #:

12942

Author(s):

Paysour, Conrad

Abstract:

North Carolina workers are changing the way they handle patients with mental disabilities. In addition to the four mental hospitals and the three training schools established for mentally defective children, the state has augmented the corresponding budget as well as abolished hospital waiting lists for afflicted patients.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 21, Mar 1958, p15-16, il

Subject(s):

Mentally ill--Care of

Record #:

21770

Author(s):

Getz, Lynne M.

Abstract:

This article discusses 19th century North Carolina psychiatrist Dr. Patrick L. Murphy. His work as superintendent of the Western State Asylum for the Insane in Morganton is presented, with emphasis on this work for patient rights and well-being. Typical mental illness care in asylums during the late 19th century and the associated difficulties are also examined.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 86 Issue 1, Jan 2009, p32-58 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mentally ill--Care of

Record #:

24487

Author(s):

Faust, Richard A.

Abstract:

Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887) worked to help the mentally ill and helped create the first mental asylums in America. She went to North Carolina in 1848 to change attitudes concerning mental illness and found mental institutions there.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 9, February 1978, p25-27, il, por

Subject(s):

Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887; Mental illness; Mental hospitals; Mentally ill--Care of