Mental Health Policy in Britain

by Anne Rogers and David Pilgrim

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333947924
• ISBN13: 9780333947920
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"