Vicki Coppock, John Hopton

Critical Perspectives on Mental Health

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using the British mental health services as a case study, this book critically reviews the various social, political and intellectual developments which have shaped psychiatric practice and the delivery of mental health services.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 138mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 312g
• ISBN-13: 9781857288803
• ISBN-10: 1857288807
• Artikelnr.: 22028454

Autorenporträt

Vicki Coppock is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Social Work at Edge Hill College; John Hopton is a Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the University of Manchester.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Historical Maze 2. From Asylum to Community: Relocating
Psychiatry 3. Alternative Models of Managing Mental Distress 4.
Anti-Psychiatry: Passing Fad or Force for Change? 5. Gender and Race
Critiques of Psychiatry 6. Crises of Legitimacy 7. Towards a New Critical
Perspective on Mental Health Care 8. Implications for Practice Bibliography
Index