Worlds of Psychotic People - Wanderers, ''Bricoleurs'' and Strategists

Zusatztext 'A valuable book providing emprirical evidence on pateints' encounter with therapeutic interventions to supplement the growing anthropological research on the experiential and sociocultural aspects of mental illness.' - Social Anthropology Informationen zum Autor Els van Dongen Klappentext Worlds of Psychotic People brings a fresh twenty-first century voice to the lives of those with serious psychological disorders, focusing on the manner in which psychiatric patients experience their subjective worlds. Zusammenfassung Worlds of Psychotic People brings a fresh twenty-first century voice to the lives of those with serious psychological disorders, focusing on the manner in which psychiatric patients experience their subjective worlds. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, 2 The quest for reality and the work with culture: when psychiatrists and anthropologists explore psychosis, 3 Shaping the context of the speech events: models of therapists and patients 4 Hope and hopelessness, healthy and sick parts, 5 Hiding in talk, 6 Revealing in talk, 7 Living in two worlds, 8 The precarious world of psychotic people, 9 Life and death, 10 Conclusion: psychotic discourse revisited, Notes, References, Index

Product details

• Authors: Els van Dongen, DONGEN ELS VAN, Deusen Kira Van, Gent Jacqueline Van, Els van Dongen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.02.2004
• EAN: 9780415303903
• ISBN: 978-0-415-30390-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Theory and Practice in Medical; Theory and Practice in Medical Anthropology; Theory and Practice in Medical Anthropology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; MEDICAL / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Human biology, Medical Anthropology