Mental health policy and the politics of mental health : a three tier analytical framework
By: PILGRIM, David
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Contributor(s): ROGERS, Anne.
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ArticlePublisher: UK : Policy Press, jan. 1999Subject(s): ChinaPolicy & Politics 27, 1, p. 13-24Abstract: Mental health policy and the politics of mental health are complex topics, studied by a wide range of academic disciplines using a variety of methodologies and styles of analysis. This article offers a broad unifying analytical framework which includes this range and variety while bringing some order into a field which can overwhelm individual scholars. The framework has three tiers: macro, meso and micro. These refer respectively to global and transhistorical factors; national and cultural factors; and local and personal factors. A case study is outlined (mental health, violence and coercion) to illustrate the utlilty of the framework. In conclusion, its advantages and limits are discussed in relation to interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity
Mental health policy and the politics of mental health are complex topics, studied by a wide range of academic disciplines using a variety of methodologies and styles of analysis. This article offers a broad unifying analytical framework which includes this range and variety while bringing some order into a field which can overwhelm individual scholars. The framework has three tiers: macro, meso and micro. These refer respectively to global and transhistorical factors; national and cultural factors; and local and personal factors. A case study is outlined (mental health, violence and coercion) to illustrate the utlilty of the framework. In conclusion, its advantages and limits are discussed in relation to interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity
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