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Total Institution
The 1950s promised a new deal for the mentally ill, with new drugs and radical legislation
Altered States
The 1960s saw anti-psychiatrists including RD Laing question the notion of insanity.
Community Care?
The Care in the Community concept dominated the 1980s.
Happiness in a Pill?
Claudia meets some of the first trainee mental health advisers.
Which Way Now?
Claudia meets leading experts to discuss their views of the future.