Users and Abusers of Psychiatry
A Critical Look at Psychiatric Practice
Users and Abusers of Psychiatry is a radically different, critical account of day-to-day practice in psychiatric settings. Using real-life examples and her own experience as a clinical psychologist, Lucy Johnstone argues that the traditional way of treating mental distress can often exacerbate people's original difficulties, leaving them powerless and re-traumatised.She draws on a range of evidence to present a very different understanding of psychiatric breakdown than that found in standard medical textbooks, and to suggest new ways forward.The extended introduction to this Classic Edition brings the book up to date by revisiting its themes…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-00-045179-5
- EAN: 9781000451795
- Produktnummer: 37228748
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 332 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 1 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 1 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen
Über den Autor
Dr Lucy Johnstone is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and worked in Adult Mental Health for many years. She has written and lectured widely on critical perspectives in mental health theory and practice. She is a lead author of the 'Power Threat Meaning Framework' (2018), an ambitious and influential project outlining a conceptual alternative to psychiatric diagnosis.
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