Psychiatric Cultures Compared

Psychiatric Cultures Compared
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Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages : 457
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ISBN-10 : 9789053567999
ISBN-13 : 9053567992
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Book Synopsis Psychiatric Cultures Compared by : Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra

Download or read book Psychiatric Cultures Compared written by Marijke Gijswijt-Hofstra and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comparative global history of mental health care in the twentieth century remains relatively uncharted territory. Psychiatric Cultures Compared offers an overview of various national psychiatric cultures, comparing, for example, advances in Dutch psychiatry with developments abroad. Wide-ranging essays cover analyses of the field of psychiatric nursing, the changing use of psychotropic medicine, the emergence of in- and outpatient mental health sectors, the rise of the anti-psychiatry movement, and a critical look at modern day deinstitutionalization.


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