People First—Developing Services in the Community for People with Mental Handicap: A Review of Recent Literature. By Linda Ward. King's Fund Project Paper No 37. King's Fund Centre. 1982. Pp 160. £5.

D A Primrose

doi:10.1192/s0140078900008713

Abstract

People First—Developing Services in the Community for People with Mental Handicap: A Review of Recent Literature. By Linda Ward. King's Fund Project Paper No 37. King's Fund Centre. 1982. Pp 160. £5. - Volume 7 Issue 6

Highlights

This book is written for patients, relatives and other lay people
The authors rightly emphasize the importance of self-help groups
As the subsidiary titles explain, this project paper is about services in the community for people with mental handicap, and it does not attempt to deal with specialized hospital provision

Summary

Introduction

As the subsidiary titles explain, this project paper is about services in the community for people with mental handicap, and it does not attempt to deal with specialized hospital provision. This book is written for patients, relatives and other lay people. Within a compass of 124 pages, it successfully achieves its main aims: information about the nature of schizophrenia, treatments available, prognosis, and practical advice on coping.

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