Institutionalism and Schizophrenia: A Comparative Study of Three Mental Hospitals 1960-1968

by J.K. Wing, G. W. Brown, G W Brown, et al.

Book Overview

This book studies the relationship between institutionalism and schizophrenia in the lives of mental patients. The authors observed schizophrenic patients in three different mental hospitals over a period of eight years. Their conclusions are important for the better management of institutions and for the future of extra-mural mental health services. The lives of long-term schizophrenic patients are strictly limited by their institutionalised environments,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052111280X
• ISBN13: 9780521112802
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"