Moral Panics, Mental Illness Stigma, and the Deinstitutionalization Movement in American Popular Culture formatIsbn:Softcover 9783319838724 Unlike many technology programs 9783642434266 Unlike many technology programs These activities are usually carried out in relation to specific objectives with the aim of making activities more cost effective and competitive This book argues that cultural fascination with the “madperson” stems from the contemporaneous increase of chronically mentally ill persons in public life due to deinstitutionalization—the mental health reform movement leading to the closure of many asylums in favor of outpatient care Anthony Carlton Cooke explores the reciprocal spheres of influence between deinstitutionalization