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[Mental Illness] is the most solitary of afflictions to the people who experience it; but it is the most social of maladies to those who observe its effects. —Michael MacdonaldMystical Bedlam: Madness, Anxiety, and Healing in Seventeenth Century England

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  1. Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, Oregon, USA

    Patricia Backlar (senior scholar)

  2. Department of Philosophy, Portland State University, PO Box 751, 97207, Portland, OR

    Patricia Backlar (senior scholar)

  3. National Community Mental Healthcare Council, USA

    Patricia Backlar (senior scholar)

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Backlar, P. Ethics in community care. Community Ment Health J 31, 7–8 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188975

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