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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Powers, Ron, author.
Title: No one cares about crazy people : the chaos and heartbreak of mental health in America / Ron Powers.
Description: New York : Hachette Books, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016046019| ISBN 9780316341172 (hardback) | ISBN 9781478940906 (audio download) | ISBN 9780316341103 (ebook)
Subjects: | MESH: Schizophrenia—history | Mental Health Services—history | Mental Health Services—legislation & jurisprudence | Mentally Ill Persons | United States | Personal Narratives
Classification: LCC RC514 | NLM WM 203 | DDC 362.2/6—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016046019
ISBNs: 978-0-316-34117-2 (hardcover), 978-0-316-34110-3 (ebook)
E3-20170315-JV-PC