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"Sylvia Frumkin" Has A Baby: A Case Study For Policymakers, Joanne Nicholson, Jeffrey Geller, William Fisher Mar 2012

"Sylvia Frumkin" Has A Baby: A Case Study For Policymakers, Joanne Nicholson, Jeffrey Geller, William Fisher

Joanne Nicholson

"Sylvia Frumkin" was a pseudonym given to a 32-year-old woman with chronic mental illness described by Susan Sheehan in her books Is There No Place on Earth for Me? This paper presents the case of "Gloria Morrison," a patient similar to Ms. Frumkin, who is also a mother. Issues raised by the case in three areas are discussed. Issues for the service delivery system include developing better assessment, prediction, and reduction of the risk that a parent's mental illness may pose to a child's safety and well-being; targeting supportive and educational interventions to relatives and foster parents caring for children …


Frontline Reports: The Clubhouse Family Legal Support Project For Parents With Mental Illness, Kate Nemens, Joanne Nicholson Mar 2012

Frontline Reports: The Clubhouse Family Legal Support Project For Parents With Mental Illness, Kate Nemens, Joanne Nicholson

Joanne Nicholson

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