Transfer of Care - Psychiatric Deinstitutionalization and Its Aftermath

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.

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• Authors: Phil Brown
• Assisted by: Phil Brown (Editor), Brown Phil (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032252742
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225274-2
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Health, Disease and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, PSYCHOLOGY / General, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Personality Disorders, Psychiatry, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Psychotherapy, History of Medicine, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects