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Services for the mentally handicapped in Denmark
Author(s) -
MALIN N. A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1981.tb00818.x
Subject(s) - danish , normalization (sociology) , mentally ill , mentally retarded , psychology , psychiatry , mental health , sociology , mental illness , developmental psychology , social science , philosophy , linguistics
Summary This paper, based on a recent visit to Denmark, outlines some aspects of the Danish system of delivering services to the mentally handicapped that contrast sharply with the United Kingdom system. It attempts to review some of the implications of putting into practice a philosophy of normalization, viewed from both the administrative and client standpoints.