Deinstitutionalisation and After - Post-War Psychiatry in the Western World (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

The book relates the history of post-war psychiatry, focusing on deinstitutionalisation, namely the shift from asylum to community in the second part of the twentieth century. After the Second World War, psychiatry and mental health care were reshaped by deinstitutionalisation. But what exactly was involved in this process? What were the origins of deinstitutionalisation and what did it mean to those who experienced it? What were the ramifications, both positive and negative, of such a fundamental shift in psychiatric care? Post-War Psychiatry in the Western World: Deinstitutionalisation and After seeks to answer these questions by exploring this momentous change in mental health care from 1945 to the present in a wide range of geographical settings. The book articulates a nuanced account of the history of deinstitutionalisation, highlighting the constraints and inconsistencies inherent in treating the mentally ill outside of the asylum, while seeking to inform current debates about how to help the most vulnerable members of society.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Mental Health in Historical Perspective
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Despo Kritsotaki • Vicky Long • Matthew Smith
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	297
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-45359-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > Mental health services Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	3-319-45359-9
Barcode:	9783319453590

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