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Mental health monopoly: Corporate trends in mental health services

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  • Brown, Phil
  • Cooksey, Elizabeth

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Over the past 30 years, a number of important changes have occured in the mental health system. This paper examines the origins and effects of these changes, utilizing a political-economic framework. Three main areas are emphasized: the increasing absorption of mental health care into the health care system in general; the ways in which care has been transferred away from traditional settings and responsibilities; and the movement of for-profit chains into mental health services. Particular focus is placed on the rationalizing and monopolizing tendencies increasingly evidenced in the mental health field.

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  • Brown, Phil & Cooksey, Elizabeth, 1989. "Mental health monopoly: Corporate trends in mental health services," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 28(11), pages 1129-1138, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:28:y:1989:i:11:p:1129-1138
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