Gibbs-Van Brunschot, ErinHincks, Crystal2015-02-112015-06-232015-02-112014Hincks, C. (2015). In Pursuit of the Golden Mean: Experiences of Frontline Workers in the Mental Health System (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26546http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2105Since deinstitutionalization began in the late 1970s, whereby thousands of psychiatric patients occupying asylums and hospitals were moved from institutional settings into the community, many of the problems in managing the care of these individuals have increased. Although it was anticipated that patients suffering from mental illnesses would experience a better quality of life, the outcomes of deinstitutionalization have not benefitted everyone. For many, the result has been a form of transinstitutionalization, particularly from psychiatric hospitals to correctional centres. This research looks at the outcomes experienced by the severely mentally ill and how their mental illnesses impact their contact with the justice, medical, and social systems.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Criminology and PenologyPublic and Social WelfareSocial Structure and DevelopmentMentalHealthAddictionsmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/26546