Abstract
The emphasis on custody and segregation of the mentally ill which was the result, if not the intention, of legislation in the nineteenth century has been amply documented in the works of Professor Kathleen Jones (1955, 1960, 1972). Our present policy, now that because of advances in treatment other possibilities have opened up, must be viewed as in part a reaction against this segregation (Hoenig and Hamilton, 1969).
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Norton, A.R. (1978). Mental Health Policy: Pros and Cons. In: Current Themes in Psychiatry 1. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03642-4_5
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