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From psychiatric patient to citizen
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 280p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
People with mental health problems are among the most excluded in society. Argues that, were it not for deep seated prejudice and social exclusion, people diagnosed as having mental health problems could be full citizens, actively participating in society as workers, parents and community members. Identifies the theoretical approaches and practical tasks necessary to effect positive change.
Outsiders coming in?: achieving social inclusion for people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- SAYCE Liz, MORRIS David
- Publisher:
- MIND
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A core aim of government policy is to reduce social exclusion. This requires community engagement and success is dependent on multiagency partnerships. Given the mental health dimension in social exclusion, achievements will be limited without significant involvement from mental health agencies.
Social inclusion and mental health
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 25(4), April 2001, pp.121-123.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Editorial looking at the relationship between social exclusion and mental health. Also looks at current government policy initiatives and how they are tackling the problem.
From the supreme court to the British Mental Health Service: new opportunities for social inclusion
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 3(4), November 1999, pp.5-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
As Britain moves up a gear in its determination to reduce discrimination against disabled people - with the Disability Rights Commission starting work from April 2000, and the Disability Rights Task Force about to launch its final report outlining an agenda for further legislative and policy change - asks 'can mental health service users benefit, and if so, how?'.
Stigma, discrimination and social exclusion: What's in a word?
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 7(4), August 1998, pp.331-343.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
There is mounting evidence that British service users face pervasive discrimination in areas of life ranging from work to parenting, insurance to driving licenses. One of the key concepts used to investigate the problems that users of mental health services face in their relationships to other people, and to society at large, is 'stigma'. This concept is used to frame questions of public attitudes about mental illness, users' self-perceptions and the unfavourable treatment they receive. It is often stated or implied that if we can breakdown 'stigma' we can transform users' position in society, their opportunities and well-being. Examines the limitations of both the concept of 'stigma' and the way it is applied, and reviews the growing literature on discrimination, which is seen as a more promising model on which to base social change.