De-Medicalizing Misery II: Society, Politics and the Mental Health Industry

This book extends the critical scope of the previous volume, De-Medicalizing Misery, into a wider social and political context, developing the critique of the psychiatrization of Western society. It explores the contemporary mental health landscape and poses possible alternative solutions to the continuing issues of emotional distress.

Author: E. Speed
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/12/2014
Pages: 283
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781137304650

About the Author
Richard Bentall, University of Liverpool, UK Joan Busfield, University of Essex, UK Jacqui Dillon, Independent Scholar, UK Roar Fosse, Vestre Viken State Hospital Trust, Norway Frank Furedi, University of Kent, UK David Harper, University of East London, UK David Healy, Bangor University, UK Lucy Johnstone, Psychologist, UK Eleanor Longden, Independent Scholar, UK Alec McHoul, Independent Scholar, Australia David Pilgrim, University of Liverpool, UK Matthew Smith, University of Strathclyde, UK Sami Timimi, Psychiatrist, UK Martin Whitely, Independent Scholar, Australia Dora Whittuck, Psychologist, UK