Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chandler, Susan Meyers. Competing realities : the contested terrain of mental health advocacy / Susan Meyers Chandler. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN: 0-275-93356-3 (alk. paper) 1. Mental health services--United States. 2. Mental health policy--United States. I. Title. RA790.6.C398 1990 362.2′0973--dc20 89-22815 Copyright © 1990 by Susan Meyers Chandler All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 89-22815 ISBN: 0-275-93356-3 First published in 1990 Praeger Publishers, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 A division of Greenwood Press, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |