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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Published in:	Journal of Social Work Practice Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 15 - 29
Main Authors:	Nathan, Jack, Webber, Martin
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2010
Subjects:	United Kingdom Psychiatry Mental health services National health services Mental health practitioners Mental health personnel
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