ANNE ROGERS is Professor of the Sociology of Health Care at the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre based at the University of Manchester. She was a Reader in Sociology at the University of Manchester for five years.DAVID PILGRIM is Head of Adult and Forensic Psychology Services, Guild NHS Trust Preston and Professor of Mental Health at the University of Liverpool.

• List of figures and tablesPrefacePART 1: UNDERSTANDING POLICY FORMATIONPolicy Formation and Mental Health ServicesInterest Groups and their PerspectivesPART 2: HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONSThe Dominance of the Victorian AsylumAfter the Second World WarPART 3: POST-INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTSThe Mental Health ProfessionsPatients and their Significant OthersFrom Mental Illness to Mental Health?Primary CareCommunity Mental Health CareThe Disappearing Institution?Questions of EffectivenessPast, Present and FutureBibliographyIndex

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