Institutionalism and Schizophrenia: A Comparative Study of Three Mental Hospitals 1960-1968 - Couverture souple

Wing, J

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ISBN 10 : 052111280X ISBN 13 : 9780521112802

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This book studies the relationship between institutionalism and schizophrenia in the lives of mental patients.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book studies the relationship between institutionalism and schizophrenia in the lives of mental patients. The authors observed schizophrenic patients in three different mental hospitals over a period of eight years. Their conclusions are important for the better management of institutions and for the future of extra-mural mental health services. The lives of long-term schizophrenic patients are strictly limited by their institutionalised environments, which often produce negative effects. For example, patients are especially vulnerable to social understimulation, reacing with apathy and withdrawal. On the positive side, symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations may actually decrease during institutionalisation. The interesting approach to the positive and negative effects of institutionalisation on schizophrenics will give this book a wide readership in psychiatry, social psychology and the social sciences as well as among social workers, nurses and occupational therapists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 052111280X
• ISBN 13: 9780521112802
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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