Psychiatry in Context - Experience, Meaning & Communities

Examines the problems of psychiatric diagnosis, treatments, scientific models of madness and neuroscience.

Summary

Scientific research has helped us to understand how contexts of adversity, such as trauma, abuse, and experiences of racism can lead to psychosis, This book argues that if we are to prioritise the role of values and ethics in mental health care, we must engage actively with the contexts of patients' lives.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Thomas, Professor Philip Thomas
• Publisher: Pccs Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2014
• EAN: 9781906254728
• ISBN: 978-1-906254-72-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 241 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 548 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine