Deinstitutionalisation And After: Post-war Psychiatry In The Western World (mental Health In Historical Perspective)
by Matthew Smith /
2016 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
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.