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Social role valorisation

A matter of principle: the nearest relative under the Mental Health Act 1983 and proposals for legislative reform

Social Role Valorisation theory, advanced to enhance the lives of disadvantaged groups of people, has addressed community care and lay advocacy for patients and users but has ignored the roles of relatives and carers. [In this article, the term ‘patient’ is used to describe a person who is detained under the Mental Health Act, liable to be detained, or in hospital on an informal basis.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:12