Understanding privatization through the lens of dorwart and epstein's privatization and mental health services: a warning for latin america and the developing world
| Autor | Rich Furman |
| Páginas | 1-14 |
UNDERSTANDING PRIVATIZATION THROUGH THE LENS OF DORWART AND
EPSTEIN’S PRIVATIZATION AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: A WARNING FOR
LATIN AMERICA AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD
ENTENDENDO A PRIVATIZAÇÃO ATRAVÉS DAS LENTES DE DORWART E
EPSTEIN PRIVATIZAÇÃO E OS SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE MENTAL: UMA
ADVERTÊNCIA PARA A AMÉRICA LATINA E O PAÍSES EM DESENVOLVIMENTO
ENTENDIENDO LA PRIVATIZACIÓN ATRAVES DE LOS LENTES DE DORWART E
EPSTEIN PRIVATIZACIÓN Y LOS SERVICIOS DE SALUD MENTAL: UNA
ADVERTENCIA PARA LA AMERICA LATINA Y LOS PAISES EN DESARROLLO.
Rich Furman, MSW, PhD♦
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Abstract:
This essay analyses the encroachment of for-profit corporations on the mental health
services delivery system in the United States, which may provide importance insights to
development and social welfare practitioners and scholars internationally. For the
purposes of clarity and focus, the article explores this issue through the vehicle of
Dorwart and Epstein's classic text, Privatization and Mental Health Services. The author
explores the history of privatization in this context, and discusses how the context of
treatment services was changed due to the dictates of the privatized environment. This
discussion serves as a warning for social welfare practitioners and social scientists in
the developing world, who have witnessed the encroachment of privatization through
the process of globalization.
Keywords: Privatization, Mental health care, social development, globalization
Resumo: Este ensaio analisa a intromissão das empresas lucrativas no sistema de
entregas dos serviços de saúde mental dos Estados Unidos, o qual pode fornecer
♦ Rich Furman, MSW, PhD - Assoc iate Professor & BSW Program Coordinator - University of North
Carolina Charlotte - College of Health and Human Services - Department of Soc ial Work - 9201 University
City Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 - (704) 687-4293 - Rcfurman@email.uncc.edu
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