Beschreibung:
First published in 1978, with the reform of the 1959 Mental Health Act under consideration, it was time to re-examine the policy of desegregating the mentally ill and treating them within general hospital psychiatric units rather than in mental hospitals. In this study, however, the authors question much of British psychiatric practice at the time.
Preface. Part 1: The Psychiatric Profession 1. The Rise of the Psychiatric Profession 2. Conceptual Frameworks in Medicine and Psychiatry 3. An Evaluation of Physical and Pharmacological Treatments in Psychiatry Part 2: The Development of General Hospital Psychiatry 4. The Origins of Psychiatric Units in General Hospitals 5. The Ascendency of Psychiatric Units in General Hospitals Part 3: Porchester General Hospital Psychiatric Unit Observed 6. The Psychiatric Unit at Porchester General Hospital 7. The Case of Mrs Smith 8. The Case of Mrs Wright 9. The Case of Mrs Davis Part 4: Conclusion References.