Contesting Psychiatry: Social Movements in Mental Health

by Nick Crossley

Resistance and social movements in mental health have been important in shaping current practice in both mental health and psychiatry. Contesting Psychiatry, focusing largely on the UK, examines the history of resistance to psychiatry between 1950 and 2000. Building on the author's extensive research, the book provides an empirical account and exploration of the key features including:

an account of the key social movements and organizations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041535417X
• ISBN13: 9780415354172
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 6.3"