Closing the Asylum by Peter Barham

Closing the Asylum by Peter Barham

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Closing the Asylum by Peter Barham

Looking at the treatment of the mentally ill, this book discusses NHS spending cuts and the recent drive towards closing mental hospitals and treating patients by means of "community care". It looks at Victorian institutionalization and speculates on the adequacy of community care and support.

Peter Barham is a mental health psychologist and social historian. He's written a lot about mental health issues.

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ISBN 13 9780140265804
ISBN 10 0140265805
Title Closing the Asylum
Author Peter Barham
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1997-10-30
Number of pages 240
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