ABSTRACT
This book revisits the theory of social systems as a defence against anxiety. It explores this theory as a generative paradigm, capable both of theoretical extension and of empirical application to different institutional settings.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|83 pages
Theoretical
part II|77 pages
Health and nursing
chapter Seven|13 pages
Reflections on Isabel Menzies Lyth in the light of developments in nursing care
chapter Eleven|10 pages
Running the gauntlet of institutional defence: from the prison gate to the hospital wing
part III|49 pages
The private sector
part IV|96 pages
Social welfare and education
