The Transfer of Care

Psychiatric Deinstitutionalization and Its Aftermath
Herausgeber: Brown, Phil

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1985, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of mental health policy and practice in the USA during the latter part of the 20th Century by focussing on 3 main themes: political-economic structures, the pitfalls of professionalism and institutional obstacles to adequate care.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9781032252674
• ISBN-10: 1032252677
• Artikelnr.: 69948483

Autorenporträt

Phil Brown is Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at Brown University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Crisis in Mental Health Care and the Formation of National
Mental Health Policy 1. Current Problems and General Progress in Mental
Health Care 2. Formulating a National Mental Health Policy Part 2: The
Changing Structure and Organization of the Mental Health System 3. The
Neotraditional Public Sector: Community Mental Health Centers 4. The
Traditional Public Sector: State Mental Hospitals 5. The New Custodial
Private Sector: Nursing Homes, Boarding Homes and Other Locations 6. The
New Alliance of Public and Private Sectors: Private Mental Hospitals and
General Hospital Psychiatric Units Part 3: Social Aspects of Mental Health
Practices 7. Effects of Deinstitutionalization on Public Attitudes and on
the Work Force 8. Psychoactive Drugs, Psychotechnology, and the New
Biologism 9. Antipsychiatry and Mental Patients' Rights - Their Impact on
Mental Health Care Part 4: Conclusion 10. Future Directions in Mental
Health Care.