A tribute to autonomy and public mental health
Peter Tyrer
(Community Psychiatry, Imperial College, London)
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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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Citation
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
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited