Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The historical maze -- chapter 2 From asylum to community: relocating psychiatry -- chapter 3 Alternative models of managing mental distress -- chapter 4 Anti-psychiatry: passing fad or force for change? -- chapter 5 Gender and race critiques of psychiatry -- chapter 6 Crises of legitimacy -- chapter 7 Towards a new critical perspective on mental health care -- chapter 8 Implications for practice
Summary
Using the British mental health services as a case study, this book critically reviews the various social, political and intellectual developments which have shaped psychiatric practice and the delivery of mental health services
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-206) and index
