Mental Health Social Work And The Bureau-Medicalisation Of Mental Health Care: Identity In A Changing World.

Psychiatry in the UK is seemingly moving inexorably towards bureau-medicalisation, a potent combination of the medical model and organisational imperative. This paper looks at the causes of these developments and one consequent trajectory toward a generic mental health practitioner. This paper provi...

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Publicado en:Journal of Social Work Practice Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 15 - 29
Autores principales: Nathan, Jack, Webber, Martin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2010
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          Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
          Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
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        best interests
        bureau-medicalisation
        double identification
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        psychiatric hegemony
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