Asylum in the Community

by Tomlinson; Dylan

• ISBN13: 9780415107433
• ISBN10: 0415107431
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-08-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

An empirical examination of past and present psychiatric care with an international focus,Asylum in the Communitycritically assesses the concept of asylum and how it can be operationalized for service outside the hospital. Drawing on work in the US, Belgium, Spain, Ireland and England, contributors analyze services from both user and provider perspectives, establishing the key elements of asylum that should be considered in developing contemporary community services for the mentally ill. This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to new directions in psychiatric care, providing a balanced assessment of a controversial, topical issue.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Asylums	p. 7
The Decline of Asylum or the Poverty of the Concept?	p. 18
Asylum and the Community in Spain	p. 31
The Appeal to Madness in Ireland	p. 67
Law and the Social Uses of the Asylum in Nineteenth-Century Ireland	p. 91
The Refuge Function of Psychiatric Hospitals	p. 111
Haven Within or Without the Hospital Gate	p. 135
The American, Flemish and British Cases of Asylum in the Community	p. 169
Some Models of Asylum and Help in Times of Crisis	p. 186
The Sanctuary Project	p. 207
Conclusion	p. 217
Index	p. 224
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