Elizabeth Ford (3)
Author of Sometimes Amazing Things Happen: Heartbreak and Hope on the Bellevue Hospital Psychiatric Prison Ward
For other authors named Elizabeth Ford, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Elizabeth Ford, MD is currently the Chief of Psychiatry for Correctional Health Services for New York City's Health and Hospitals and a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine. She spent years working on the jail inpatient psychiatry service at Bellevue show more and in the Bellevue psychiatric emergency room, specializing in the care of individuals with mental illness in the criminal justice system. Dr. Ford teaches and writes extensively about topics related to the interface of mental health, law, and correctional settings. She lives in New York with her family. show less
Works by Elizabeth Ford
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- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- psychiatrist
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- Works
- 2
- Members
- 82
- Popularity
- #220,761
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 23
- Languages
- 1
The book was an interesting glimpse into the problems of balancing the authority of the correctional officers with the medical needs of the patients. The author also relates her personal struggles to balance her family life with her professional life, as well as some of the incidents in which she felt her life was at risk. She is certainly a compassionate and empathetic doctor and person. The book was interesting and realistic, but not too much amazing happened, despite the title.
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