Sectioned: Social Services and the 1983 Mental Health Act

ISBN-13: 9780415010795 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 240 str.

Franz Brentano;Franz Brentano

Opis

Presents the findings of the only major research into the experience of social services departments in implementing the Act and its impact on the compulsorily detained.

Spis treści

1. Collaboration in the study of new legislation 2. The social context of the 1983 Mental Health Act 3. Great Expectations or Much Ado About Nothing? 4. Legislation in action: The evidence of change 5. One step forward.... 6. The social perspective on mental disorder and mental health practice. 7. Beyond sectioning. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Name index. Subject index.

O autorze

Franz Brentano