From the Mental Patient to the Person

ISBN-13: 9781138974753 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 172 str.

Dr Peter Barham; Peter Barham; Robert Hayward

Opis

Contributes to the debate on contemporary health policy aimed at closing mental hospitals through an exploration of the experiences of a group of people with a history of schizophrenic illness, who are living in the community.

Recenzje

'This is an important book, which should be read by all those responsible for mental health policy.' - Anthony Storr, The Independent on Sunday

`This is a book of interest ot anyone concerned with the social fate of people with a long history of schizophrenic illness... It has implications for all who are concerned with the implementation of current social policies to re-establish psychiatric patients in the community.' - Rosemary Morrison , International Social Work

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Person in Question 2. Community Mental Patients? 3.On the Edge of the Common 4. Battling on 5. Revaluations 6.Ben: One Person's Journey 7. The Person (Mental Patient) Predicament

O autorze

Dr Peter Barham, Peter Barham, Robert Hayward