This book explores the tensions between themes of care and control in UK mental health policy. Building each chapter around personal interviews, the author, a journalist, looks at the political, medical, legal and community viewpoints to take an honest look at our attitudes towa…
Public alarm for random attacks by mentally ill people is at an all-time high. The brutal killing of Jill Dando, the TV personality, and the assault on George Harrison, the former Beatle, are among the cases which have undermined confidence in the mental health service. Communit…
In this text, Jeremy Laurance explores the tensions between the themes of care and control in our mental health policy. Building each chapter around personal interviews, he looks at the political, medical, legal and community viewpoints.