Living with Mental Illness

The Mental Health Act of 1959 marked a turning point in national policy on mental illness. First published in 1962, this book reports a sociological survey of a group from London who entered a large mental hospital in 1956 and 1957, at the very time when a Royal Commission was preparing the report upon which the new legislation was based.

Enid Mills

Foreword by Professor G. M. Carstairs. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction Part 1: The Experience of Mental Illness 2. Becoming a Patient 3. The Patient in Hospital 4. Perception of Mental Illness 5. Attitudes to Hospital 6. Kinship and Mental illness 7. Life at Home Part 2: Community Services 8. The Patient and the Community (Employment, Finance, Housing) 9. Health Services 10. Other Welfare Services 11. In Conclusion: Continuity of Care and Mental Health. Appendices: Interview Schedule; Additional Statistical Information; Notes on the Text; List of References. Index.