Compassion without illusion

This paper describes the present crisis in the mental health system relative to the chronically mentally ill. It asks how we can apply our usual social contract with the sick to noncompliant mental patients. The paper identifies some American assumptions about freedom and individualism that undermin...

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1. VerfasserIn: Erickson, Richard C. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1989]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 1989, Band: 28, Heft: 2, Seiten: 109-118
weitere Schlagwörter:B Social Contract
B Effective Response
B Mental Health System
B Mental Health
B Health System
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes the present crisis in the mental health system relative to the chronically mentally ill. It asks how we can apply our usual social contract with the sick to noncompliant mental patients. The paper identifies some American assumptions about freedom and individualism that undermine a more effective response and offers alternative assumptions based on the Judeo-Christian tradition that may help resolve some difficulties.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00996068