Making Sense of Madness: Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia

by John Read and Jim Geekie

Book Overview

The experience of madness - which might also be referred to more formally as 'schizophrenia' or 'psychosis' - consists of a complex, confusing and often distressing collection of experiences, such as hearing voices or developing unusual, seemingly unfounded beliefs. Madness, in its various forms and guises, seems to be a ubiquitous feature of being human, yet our ability to make sense of madness, and our knowledge of how to help those who are so...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415461960
• ISBN13: 9780415461962
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"