Enid Mills

Living with Mental Illness (eBook, PDF)

A Study in East London

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Mental Health Act of 1959 marked a turning point in national policy on mental illness. First published in 1962, this book reports a sociological survey of a group from London who entered a large mental hospital in 1956 and 1957, at the very time when a Royal Commission was preparing the report upon which the new legislation was based.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000930320
• Artikelnr.: 68093451

Autorenporträt

Enid Mills

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Professor G. M. Carstairs. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction
Part 1: The Experience of Mental Illness 2. Becoming a Patient 3. The
Patient in Hospital 4. Perception of Mental Illness 5. Attitudes to
Hospital 6. Kinship and Mental illness 7. Life at Home Part 2: Community
Services 8. The Patient and the Community (Employment, Finance, Housing) 9.
Health Services 10. Other Welfare Services 11. In Conclusion: Continuity of
Care and Mental Health. Appendices: Interview Schedule; Additional
Statistical Information; Notes on the Text; List of References. Index.