http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A63107-2004Jul19?language=printer
His position was based on a view that schizophrenics are tormented souls who needed emotionally nourishing environments in which to recover. He said drugs were almost always unnecessary, except in the event of a violent or suicidal episode.
He eventually established small, drug-free treatment facilities that were more akin to homes than hospitals.
