Treating MICAs: "Wild Man of West 96th Street"
Author: Ronald J. Comer
Princeton University
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During the early 1990s, Larry Hogue, nicknamed the “Wild Man of West 96th Street” by his neighbors, was the best known mentally ill chemical abuser (MICA) in the United States. This video, filmed in 1992, focuses on Hogue and his struggles with both psychosis and substance abuse, his impact upon community residents, and the failures of the mental health system and the criminal justice system to address his severe problem.
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