1st Edition
Opening the Door A Study of New Policies for the Mentally Handicapped
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1975, Opening the Door is a survey of policies and problems in services for the mentally handicapped. It describes the improvements which have taken place since 1969, when the inquiry into conditions of patients at Ely hospital in South Wales stimulated public concern into the quality of life of many mentally handicapped people in hospital. The authors discuss the continuing... Read more
Preface 1. The policy background 2. The hospitals 3. Life on the wards: needs and resources 4. Nursing attitudes 5. Problems of the ‘back wards’ 6. Hospital and community 7. Community care 8. The idea and the reality 9. Summary and conclusions Postscript Appendix Notes Index
Biography
Kathleen Jones, John Brown, W.J. Cunningham, Julian Roberts and Peter Williams
