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The second edition of this acclaimed book offers a critical analysis of the transition from institutional to community care for people with mental health problems. Despite the almost complete abandonment of the old Victorian asylum system, the powerful cultural legacy of segregation remains potent in modern thought.
Rogers and Pilgrim analyse the impact of new policies introduced by the Labour government since it came to power in 1997, identifying both the processes and causes of policy change and assessing its value in the context of longer term debates about madness and distress.
Table of Contents
Preface
PART 1: UNDERSTANDING POLICY FORMATION
Policy Formation and Mental Health Services
Interest Groups and their Perspectives
PART 2: HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS
The Dominance of the Victorian Asylum
After the Second World War
PART 3: POST-INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
The Mental Health Professions
Patients and their Significant Others
From Mental Illness to Mental Health?
Primary Care
Community Mental Health Care
The Disappearing Institution?
Questions of Effectiveness
Past, Present and Future
Bibliography
Index
Product details
Published | May 18 2017 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 2nd |
Extent | 280 |
ISBN | 9780333947937 |
Imprint | Red Globe Press |
Dimensions | Not specified |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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