50 Years After Deinstitutionalization: Mental Illness in Contemporary Communities

by Brea L Perry

Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, a revolution in mental health policy and practice known as deinstitutionalization occurred in Europe and the US. This movement was catalyzed by criticisms of psychiatric institutions and resulted in the release of thousands of people with serious mental illness from long-term care facilities into the community. It is acknowledged that these reforms held great promise, but have had numerous unintended negative consequences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785604031
• ISBN13: 9781785604034
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.9"