| Journal Call no. | RC321.J68 |
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| Author | Yip, Kam-Shing. |
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| Article Title | A historical review of the community care movement in psychiatric services / Kam-Shing Yip. |
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| Is Part Of | Hong Kong journal of psychiatry ; v.6, no.1, Sep 1996, p.38-44, illus. |
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| Abstract | This article is a historical review about the community care movement in the United Kingdom and the United States. Its basic ideology constantly challenged by professionals and its service models are constrained by resources and social stigmatization of mental illness. The whole movement reflected a vague and unclear concept of community, under-development of informal community care and under-estimation of the protective and custodial functions of good and humane institutional care for the mentally ill. The implications of this movement to community care of mental patients in Hong Kong are also suggested. |
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