The Social Organization of Mental Illness

by Lindsay F. Prior

Book Overview

This thought-provoking book examines the organization of medical and social services for people with serious psychiatric disorders. It focuses on the current transition from hospital-centred to community-centred services.

The first part of the book concentrates on the changes which have occurred in the theory and practice of key groups of professionals, including psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and psychologists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803985002
• ISBN13: 9780803985001
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"