Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Psychiatric Practice

Johnstone, Lucy

ISBN 10: 0415211565 / ISBN 13: 9780415211567

Verlag: Routledge, 2000

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Users and Abusers of Psychiatry is a radically different, critical account of the day-to-day practice of psychiatry. Using real-life examples and her own experience as a clinical psychologist, Lucy Johnstone argues that the traditional way of treating mental illness can often exacerbate people's original difficulties leaving them powerless, disabled and distressed.
In this completely revised and updated second edition, she draws on a range of evidence to present a very different understanding of psychiatric breakdown than that found in standard medical textbooks.
Users and Abusers of Psychiatry is a challenging but ultimately inspiring read for all who are involved in mental health - whether as professionals, students, service users, relatives or interested lay people.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Lucy Johnstone spent 11 years working in the NHS as a clinical psychologist before moving to her present post as Senior lecturer in clinical psychology & counselling at UWE, Bristol. She has published widely in the area of critical approaches to mental health.

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Titel: Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical ...
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good