Confused and Confusing
Services for Mentally Handicapped Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11229019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Rees (corresponding author), Anneke Emerson, A Brent Emerson |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-54 |
| Publication date | 1983-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1983.tb00748.x |
| OpenAlex | W2247378212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
Fifty‐two families with mentally handicapped children under five describe their confusing experiences with a variety of professionals and officials. Such confusion can be explained partly by the reluctance of different agencies and government departments to co‐operate with one another and by the dominance of the medical profession in services for the handicapped. But the main cause of the chaotic health and welfare arrangements lies in politicians' indifference, as expressed by their apparent free‐for‐all, private‐market attitudes to the planning of services
Confusion · Dominance (genetics · Government (linguistics · Political science · Project commissioning · Psychoanalysis · Public relations · Publishing · Variety (cybernetics · Welfare · Child and Adolescent Health · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2005 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |