Political Economy of Mental Illness in South Africa

The book describes key socio-political reforms that helped shape post-apartheid South Africa's mental health system.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Governance of Mental Health Care in South Africa 3. Collaboration Between State and Non-State Mental Health Services 4. Collaboration Between the State and Civil Society: An Uneasy Coalition 5. Governance of State and Civil Society Mental Health Care Collaboration 6. When Systems Fail: Life Esidimeni and the Meaning of Justice 7. Neoliberal Mental Health Care in Post-Apartheid South Africa 8. Concluding Thoughts

About the author

André J. van Rensburg is a senior researcher at the Centre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and a research fellow at the Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, University of the Free State, South Africa.

Summary

The book describes key socio-political reforms that helped shape post-apartheid South Africa’s mental health system.

Product details

• Authors: André J van Rensburg, Andre J (University of Kwazulu-Natal Van Rensburg
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367683290
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68329-0
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Routledge Studies in Health in Africa
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Mental Health, Personal & public health, Mental health services, Personal and public health / health education