Challenging the globalisation of biomedical psychiatry

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 23-32

  Thomas, Philip ^a   Bracken, Patrick ^b   Cutler, Paul ^c   Hayward, Robert ^c   May, Rufus ^d   Yasmeen, Salma ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b West Cork Mental Health Services   (Ireland)

^c Assertive outreach team Bradford District NHS Care Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e Sharing Voices   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomedicine; Community development; Globalisation; Postpsychiatry; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992954943     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465729200500021     Document Type: Review

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