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Closing the Asylum

Closing the Asylum
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Publisher : Penguin Uk
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 0140265805
ISBN-13 : 9780140265804
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Book Synopsis Closing the Asylum by : Peter Barham

Download or read book Closing the Asylum written by Peter Barham and published by Penguin Uk. This book was released on 1997 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although 'community care' may seem an attractive way to avoid the institutionalisation of the Victorian mental hospital, it involves implications for the standards of care available to ex-mental patients. Barham exposes the system's hidden costs.


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