The roots of the recovery movement in psychiatry: lessons learned

This book goes beyond the usual boundaries of psychiatry to incorporate lessons from fields, such as psychology, sociology, social welfare, philosophy, political economic theory, and civil rights. It identifies the less well-known dimensions of the recovery concept and highlights the limitations of previous efforts to reform and transform mental health practice. Contents include: from treatment moral to moral treatment; reciprocity in community-based care; the everyday and interpersonal context of recovery; closing the hospital; the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; agency as the basis for transformation.