This text, by a well regarded writing team, examines the relationship between the knowledge base of mental health professionals, evidence about inequalities and mental health service utilisation. Starting with a critical appraisal of traditional psychiatric epidemiology, it moves into an exploration of the inequalities created by familial and neighbourhood influences, service contact and challenges during the life span. Controversies in mental health debates, about violence and different forms of psychiatric treatment, are discussed within a framework of social inequalities.
This text, by a well regarded writing team, examines the relationship between the knowledge base of mental health professionals, evidence about inequa...
The National Primary Care Research and Development Centre series provides policy makers, commissioners, managers, primary care professionals and user organizations with up-to-date multi-disciplinary research on important issues that inform future decision making for primary care development. This book examines the key factors shaping the relationship between demand for, and use of, primary care. It provides a detailed picture with which to inform the planning of appropriate, acceptable and responsive primary care services. Patients' perceptions are important, not only because they are a...
The National Primary Care Research and Development Centre series provides policy makers, commissioners, managers, primary care professionals and user ...
The second edition of this acclaimed book offers a critical analysis of the transition from institutional to community care for people with mental health problems. Despite the almost complete abandonment of the old Victorian asylum system, the powerful cultural legacy of segregation remains potent in modern thought. Rogers and Pilgrim analyse the impact of new policies introduced by the Labour government since it came to power in 1997, identifying both the processes and causes of policy change and assessing its value in the context of longer term debates about madness and distress.
The second edition of this acclaimed book offers a critical analysis of the transition from institutional to community care for people with mental hea...
Recent controversies about mental health services suggest the need for a fuller debate about the management of madness and the reduction of mental distress. Mental Health Policy in Britain helps both students and professionals understand this debate. Comprehensive and accessible, it documents the historical evolution of present services and maps the relationship between local and national government and the key constituencies that shape and respond to shifts in policy.
Recent controversies about mental health services suggest the need for a fuller debate about the management of madness and the reduction of mental dis...
