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National Inst. of Mental Health (DHHS), Rockville, MD. – 1985
Fourteen myths about recovered mental patients are discussed in this pamphlet. The myths are introduced in a true/false checklist. Famous recovered victims of mental illness are cited, most notably Abraham Lincoln. Three vignettes concerning non-famous people and the rebuffs they faced as they attempted to become self-sufficient are presented.…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Mental Disorders, Mental Health
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Moore, James R. – Social Studies, 2006
One of the most important and difficult challenges facing social studies educators, particularly world history teachers, concerns the role of Islam--one of the world's fastest growing and most dynamic religions--in historical and contemporary domestic and international affairs. What teachers choose to teach about Islam and how they present it are…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, World History, Muslims, Islam