Closing the Asylum: Mental Patient in Modern Society by Peter Barham (Psychologist, Social Historian of mental health)
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Closing the Asylum
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Looking at the treatment of the mentally ill, this book discusses NHS spending cuts and the recent drive towards closing mental hospitals and treating patients by means of community care. It looks at Victorian institutionalization and speculates on the adequacy of community care and support.
Closing the Asylum Summary
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GOR003071489
9780140265804
0140265805
Closing the Asylum: Mental Patient in Modern Society by Peter Barham (Psychologist, Social Historian of mental health)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
19971030
240
N/A
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