Vicky Long: 1 book

Book cover of Destigmatising mental illness?

Destigmatising mental illness?

Professional politics and public education in Britain, 1870–1970

by Vicky Long
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015

This historical study of mental healthcare workers’ efforts to educate the public challenges the supposition that public prejudice generates the stigma of mental illness. Drawing on extensive archival research, this book argues that psychiatrists, nurses and social workers generated representations...
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