Chapter
Socialism, Society, and the Struggle Against Mental Illness: Preventative Psychiatry in Post-war Yugoslavia
Abstract
Coming out of World War Two, the governments of Communist Europe almost unanimously emphasised the need to shift towards preventative medicine, including within the field of mental health. For Yugoslavia, health planners faced little choice in the matter; a shocking shortage of practitioners combined with the drive towards industrialisation to force psychiatrists to maximise their minimal resources. In short, prevention was a must. Over time, …
Authors
Savelli M
Book title
Preventing Mental Illness
Series
Mental Health in Historical Perspective
Pagination
pp. 131-150
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2019
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-98699-9_6