Psychiatric Ideologies and Institutions

This volume's authors point out what is ordinarily termed the psychiatric hospital's "social structure" is derived from 3 sources: the number and kinds of professionals who work there; the treatment ideologies and professional identities of these professionals; and the relationships of the institution and its professionals to outside communities

Author: Anselm L. Strauss
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/30/1981
Pages: 445
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780878557851

About the Author
Sabshin, Melvin: -

Melvin Sabshin is medical director, American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.C.Strauss, Anselm L.: -

Anselm Strauss (1916-1996) was an American medical sociologist and professor at the University of Chicago. He was elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1980.

Bucher, Rue: -

Rue Bucher is professor of sociology, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle.

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