Critical perspectives on mental health

Over the last forty years, there have been numerous attempts to critique the theory and practice of mental health care. Taking its lead from anti-psychiatry, Critical Perspectives on Mental Health seeks to explore and evaluate the claims of mainstream mental health ideologies and to establish what i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Coppock, Vicki., author (author), Hopton, John, 1956- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routlege 2000.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798029006719
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  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 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; Bibliography; Index