Richard Frank and Sherry Glied

Easing mental illness through money

By Richard Frank and Sherry Glied

October 31, 2006

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THROWING MONEY at a social problem can do a great deal of good. Over the past half century, with little fanfare, the lives of people with mental illness have improved markedly. While new medications have enhanced patients' control of their symptoms , there is another reason why most people with mental illness live better lives: they have been the unanticipated ... (Full article: 697 words)