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Critical perspectives on mental health / Vicki Coppock and John Hopton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2000.Description: viii, 208p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781857288797 (hbk.) :
  • 9781857288803 (pbk.) :
  • 1857288793
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.20941 21
LOC classification:
  • RC437.5 .C67 2000
Contents:
The historical maze -- From asylum to community : relocating psychiatry -- Alternative models of managing mental distress -- Anti-psychiatry : passing fad or force for change? -- Gender and race critiques of psychiatry -- Crises of legitimacy -- Towards a new critical perspective on mental health care -- Implications for practice.
Summary: Using the British mental health services as a case study, this book reviews the various social, political and intellectual developments which have shaped psychiatric practice. It assesses the impact of social and political movements of the 60s and 70s.
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4 Week Loan Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway Library Merlin Pk Galway 616.89/COP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GM02968
4 Week Loan Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway Library Merlin Pk Galway 616.89/COP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GM02967
4 Week Loan University Hospital Galway University Hospital Galway Library UCHG Galway 616.890001/COP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available RE00458
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-206) and index.

The historical maze -- From asylum to community : relocating psychiatry -- Alternative models of managing mental distress -- Anti-psychiatry : passing fad or force for change? -- Gender and race critiques of psychiatry -- Crises of legitimacy -- Towards a new critical perspective on mental health care -- Implications for practice.

Using the British mental health services as a case study, this book reviews the various social, political and intellectual developments which have shaped psychiatric practice. It assesses the impact of social and political movements of the 60s and 70s.

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