Conflict, competition, and coexistence: The mental hospital as parallel health and welfare systems.
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 47 (1) , 60-65
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1977.tb03244.x
Abstract
This paper views the public mental hospital as an ecological niche, occupied by patients and staff. Competition between these two interdependent groups for scarce public resources is seen as increasing the likelihood of conflict and interfering with the therapeutic goals of the institution.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH13154)
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