The Social Constructions and Experiences of Madness

This book describes how the societal understandings of madness are central to the problem of mental illness, and how this has far reaching effects on those who are said to have a mental disorder, how they perceive themselves, and treatment.

About the author

Monika dos Santos is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Africa. She holds doctoral degrees in Psychology and Clinical Psychology, and is currently completing an MSc in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford. She is curious about human-environment functioning and psychopathology.

Jean-François Pelletier is associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Montreal, full time researcher at Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, and Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, Program for Recovery & Community Health. He holds a doctoral degree (PhD) in political science and maintains an interest in all aspects of citizenship, especially as applied to the field of public mental health.

Product details

• Assisted by: Monika Dos Santos (Editor), Jean-Francois Pelletier (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2018
• EAN: 9789004350786
• ISBN: 978-90-04-35078-6
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 231 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Series: At the Interface / Probing the
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works