Postpsychiatry: Mental Health in a Postmodern World

by Patrick Bracken and Philip Thomas

'Postpsychiatry' shows how recent developments in philosophy and ethics can help us to clarify some of the dilemmas and conflicts around different understandings of madness. Throughout, the authors examine the conflicting ways in which politicians, academics, and mental health professionals appear to understand madness, and contrast this with voices and experiences that are usually excluded - those of the people who use mental health services. Drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198526091
• ISBN13: 9780198526094
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"