Mental health : global policies and human rights / edited by Peter Morrall and Mike Hazelton.

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Whurr, 2004.Description: xviii, 196 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781861563880 (pbk.) :
1861563884 (pbk.) :

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DDC classification:

362.2 MOR
362.2 22

LOC classification:

RA790.7

Contents:

1. UK mental health policy: chaos and control--2. US mental health policy: progress and continuing problems--3. Human rights, citizenship and mental health reform in Australia--4. Italy: radical reform of mental health policy and its consequences--5. Egypt: 5000 years of science and care for mental patients--6. India: towards community mental health care--7. Mental health policy in Brazil: from dicatatorship to democracy --8. Russia: mental health reform in the post-Soviet period--9. Mental health policy in China: the persecution of Falun Gong--10. Mental health in a post-war society: a history of neglect and denial of medical pluralism in Mozambique--11. Conclusion.

Summary: Throughout the developed and developing worlds, the treatment and care of the mentally disordered has become a major political and professional concern. This text monitors and analyses supra-national and national policies and indicates the themes and contradictions in their delivery.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	362.2 MOR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		200363

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Throughout the developed and developing worlds, the treatment and care of the mentally disordered has become a major political and professional concern. This text monitors and analyses supra-national and national policies and indicates the themes and contradictions in their delivery.