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A full and challenging examination of the practice and contextual issues relating to nursing in secure units - whether within special hospitals, the prison service or more general hospitals. Historical and philosophical issues are explored, then more practical aspects are discussed.

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Author:   Tom Mason ,  Dave Mercer
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.469kg
ISBN:  

9780333693100

ISBN 10:   0333693108
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   28 November 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: the Silent Scream; T.Mason & D.Mercer.- From Devilry to Diagnosis: the Painful Birth of Forensic Psychiatry; D.Mercer & T.Mason.- Beyond Madness and Badness: Where Angels Fear to Tread?; D.Mercer.- Control in the Community; G.McCann.- Violence, Fear and Power; R.Whittington.- Seclusion: a Catacomb of Control; T.Mason & M.Chandley.- More than a Pound of Flesh: a Patient's Perspective; S.George.- The Nature of the Beast: Sex Offender Treatment; D.Mercer.- Rehabilitation: 'The Ship of Fools'?; T.Mason & D.Mercer.- The Ceremonial and Moral Order of a Ward for Psychopaths; J.Richman.- Therapy vs Security: Reconciling Healing and Damnation; S.Burrow.- Language, Race and Forensic Psychiatry: Some Dilemmas for Anti-discriminatory Practice; M.McKeown & M.Stowell-Smith.- Fallen from Grace: Women, Power and Knowledge; M.McKeown & D.Mercer.- Doctors' Orders: The Mentally Disordered in Prison; J.Senior.- Nurse Education: Scribes and Scriptures; G.Carton.

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TOM MASON is Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatric Nursing/Research at the University of Liverpool and Ashworth Hospital. DAVE MERCER is Lecturer-Practitioner in the Forensic Practice Development Centre at Ashworth Hospital where he is Course Director for the Diploma in Forensic Care and Management.

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