Roy Sidebotham

First published in 1998. This is Volume IV, of seven in the Sociology of Mental Health series. Written in 1962, this study looks at of what mental hospitals actually do, what problems they face, how they use their resources, and how their efficiency can be assessed. We begin in Part I by briefly describing the provision of mental hospitals in England and Wales, and analysing current trends in hospital and community care, together with the arguments for and against the retention of the mental hospital.

Books in this set consider the implications for society, and how society should respond to mental health issues. This comprehensive set covers not only the history of mental health care and institutions, but also the development of psychiatric social work and mental health policy. 'Mental Health and Social Policy, 1945-1959' and 'Psychiatric Social Work in Great Britain (1939-1962)' remain important texts for anyone involved in mental health research.

First published in 1998. This is Volume IV, of seven in the Sociology of Mental Health series. Written in 1962, this study looks at of what mental hospitals actually do, what problems they face, how they use their resources, and how their efficiency can be assessed. We begin in Part I by briefly describing the provision of mental hospitals in England and Wales, and analysing current trends in hospital and community care, together with the arguments for and against the retention of the mental hospital.