Mental Illness and the Body: Beyond Diagnosis

by Louise Phillips

Using real life case studies of people experiencing mental illness, this book identifies how bodily presentation of patients may reflect certain aspects of their 'lived experience'.

With reference to a range of theoretical perspectives including philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and sociology, Mental Illness and the Body explores the ways in which understanding 'lived experience' may usefully be applied to mental health practice. Key...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041538320X
• ISBN13: 9780415383202
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"