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A tribute to autonomy and public mental health

Peter Tyrer (Community Psychiatry, Imperial College, London)

Journal of Public Mental Health

ISSN: 1746-5729

Article publication date: 1 October 2008

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Abstract

This commentary examines the autonomy‐control argument in public mental health and how services have developed over the years from prejudiced asylums, to community‐based care. Peter Tyrer discusses how people with mental ill health, who have struggled to gain independence and autonomy of their lives, are finally enjoying their emancipation.

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Tyrer, P. (2008), "A tribute to autonomy and public mental health", Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 4-6. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465729200800009

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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