The Time of the Therapeutic Communities : People, Places and Events.
Title:
The Time of the Therapeutic Communities : People, Places and Events.
Author:
Clarke, Liam.
ISBN:
9781846426414
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (178 pages)
Series:
Community, Culture and Change
Contents:
The Time of the Therapeutic Communities: People, Places and Events -- Contents -- Historical Preface -- 1. The Fifties and Sixties -- 2. The Ways of Hospital Life -- 3. Joshua Bierer: Striving for Power -- 4. Unlocking the Doors in the 1950s -- 5. Critiquing the Therapeutic Community -- 6. R.D. Laing and Divided Selves -- 7. The Importance of Being Anti -- 8. Concluding Therapeutic Communities -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
Abstract:
From the 1950s onwards different movements have contributed to Therapeutic Communities (TCs). This book follows these post-war changes to the present day and discusses the influence they had on the practice of psychiatry. Providing a thorough analysis of the emergence and progression of TCs, this book is essential reading for anyone in the field.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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