Living with Mental Illness - A Study in East London

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.

List of contents

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.

Product details

• Authors: Enid Mills
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032544977
• ISBN: 978-1-032-54497-7
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; London, Greater London, MEDICAL / Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Mental health services, Care of the mentally ill, c 1950 to c 1959, Care of people with mental health issues, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, C 1945 To C 1960