From Psychiatric Patient To Citizen

Download or read book From Psychiatric Patient to Citizen written by Liz Sayce and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1999-12-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes theoretical models and practical strategies for tackling the widespread social exclusion faced by people diagnosed mentally ill. Based primarily on research in the US and UK but with reference to other international examples, it analyses evidence of discrimination and the effectiveness of different remedies: disability discrimination law, work to re-frame media and cultural images, grassroots inclusion programmes, challenges to the 'nimby' factor. It places the growing user/survivor and disability movements as central to achieving any radical change.