| Description |
xii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
RGS-IBG book series |
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RGS-IBG book series.
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| Contents |
Geographies of difference: understanding mental (ill) health and social space -- Placing mental health: community, inclusion and citizenship -- Cultural landscapes: rural communities and mental health -- Therapeutic natures? urban gardening, citizenship and social inclusion -- Artistic spaces: the arts and mental health -- Virtual communities: the Internet and on-line geographies of self-help -- Conclusion: innovative geographies of mental health |
| Summary |
"In the nineteenth century, 'the mad' were segregated in special asylum spaces; in the later twentieth century, these spaces were dismantled and patients discharged into the community. Now, in the twenty-first century, 'community care' is still in vogue, but what has happened to the people with mental health problems? Stories of neglect, ghettoization, homicide and reinstitutionalization regularly litter the pages of newspapers and academic journals. Is this the whole story? Are those with severe and enduring mental health problems still living on the edges of society?" |
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"This book illuminates the complicated reality of people living with mental health problems. It focuses on their voices, relationships and achievements through case studies tracing innovative examples of community activity that are creating versions of social tolerance, social recovery and peer- and self-help for this consistently marginalized group. People with mental health problems are active in rescripting their own social recoveries, using different community spaces to create pathways to psychological and social stability."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-204) and index |
| Subject |
Community mental health services.
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Mentally ill -- Desinstitutionalization
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Mentally ill -- Rehabilitation.
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Mentally ill -- Social networks.
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Social psychiatry.
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| LC no. |
2007026742 |
| ISBN |
1405168927 paperback |
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1405168935 hardback |
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9781405168922 paperback |
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9781405168939 hardback |
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