University of Chicago Press, 2026 Cloth: 978-0-226-85322-2 | Paper: 978-0-226-85325-3 | eISBN: 978-0-226-85324-6 Library of Congress Classification RC455.W5 2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Part I: Work
1. Policing Mental Health
2. Psychiatric Emergency Medicine
3. Care—and Coercion—in the Community
Part II: Mess
4. Heroic Paperwork
5. Dirty Work and Violence
6. Failure and Persistence
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Methodological Reflections
Notes
Selected References
Index