The Meaning Of Madness
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The Meaning Of Madness
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Author : Neel L. Burton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Meaning Of Madness written by Neel L. Burton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Medical categories.
This book proposes to open up the debate on mental disorders, to get people interested and talking, and to get them thinking. For example, what is schizophrenia? Why is it so common? Why does it affect human beings and not animals? What might this tell us about our mind and body, language and creativity, music and religion? What are the boundaries between mental disorder and 'normality'? Is there a relationship between mental disorder and genius? These are some of the difficult but important questions that this book confronts, with the overarching aim of exploring what mental disorders can teach us about human nature and the human condition. Dr Neel Burton qualified in neuroscience and medicine from the University of London and is a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is the the author of several books, including a prize-winning textbook of psychiatry and a prize-winning self-help book for people with schizophrenia. He lives and teaches in Oxford.
The Meaning Of Madness
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Author : Neel L. Burton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Meaning Of Madness written by Neel L. Burton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
The Meaning Of Madness Second Edition
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Author : Neel Burton
language : en
Publisher: Acheron Press
Release Date : 2015-01-10
The Meaning Of Madness Second Edition written by Neel Burton and has been published by Acheron Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-10 with Human information processing categories.
This new edition of The Meaning of Madness addresses some of the difficult but important questions about schizophrenia and mental health. It provides a highly readable insight into the world of mental disorder.
Making Sense Of Madness
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Author : Jim Geekie
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2009
Making Sense Of Madness written by Jim Geekie and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Psychology categories.
This book argues that the experience of 'madness' is an integral part of what it is to be human, and that greater focus on subjective experiences can contribute to professional understandings and ways of helping those troubled by these experiences.
Reasoning About Madness
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Author : J. K. Wing
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Reasoning About Madness written by J. K. Wing and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Psychology categories.
The exact definition of "madness" remains elusive. There are difficulties in distinguishing the criminal from the mad or, more euphemistically, the mentally ill. Controversy has centered on the frightening potential possessed by the state to deprive of his rights the individual officially classified as mad. In this book, Wing, a psychiatrist of international repute, argues for a limited medical definition of mental illness, although he explains how even a doctor's professional judgment may often be influenced by social pressures. He compares concepts of madness prevalent in different types of society, examining, for example, the Marxist attitude towards the deviant in a socialist state. In a chapter which draws much from his own experience, he shows precisely how the apparatus of state medicine is used to suppress political dissidence in Russia. He also critically reviews the petty tyrannies prevalent in the West and tackles the difficult analytical problem of schizophrenia, a subject on which he is one of the most respected medical authorities. Reasoning about Madness is an original and important work in which the author successfully resists the temptation to erect "grand theories that explain nothing because they attempt to explain everything." Instead, he concentrates on developing a definition of madness which strikes a balance between the benefits of medical care and the preservation of human liberties.
Meanings Of Madness
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Author : Richard J. Castillo
language : en
Publisher: International Thomson Publishing Services
Release Date : 1998
Meanings Of Madness written by Richard J. Castillo and has been published by International Thomson Publishing Services this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Medical categories.
This is an ideal reader for anyone interested in studying the role that culture and social background can play in the causes of, and treatments for, mental illness. Meanings of Madness explores the variety of meanings that mental illness or madness can possess and takes into account the current move to expand the traditional medical paradigm to include social and cultural factors in the diagnosis of mental disorders. The reader was written to stand alone or to serve as a companion volume for the textbook Culture and Mental Illness (also by Richard J. Castillo). The 23 articles also include illustrations, examples, and case studies that augment the topics discussed in Castillo's main text. Most of the articles are based on ethnographic research or case studies and have appeared in journals of psychiatry, neuroscience, anthropology, and psychology.
Meaning Madness And Political Subjectivity
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Author : Sadeq Rahimi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-02-20
Meaning Madness And Political Subjectivity written by Sadeq Rahimi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-20 with Psychology categories.
This book explores the relationship between subjective experience and the cultural, political and historical paradigms in which the individual is embedded. Providing a deep analysis of three compelling case studies of schizophrenia in Turkey, the book considers the ways in which private experience is shaped by collective structures, offering insights into issues surrounding religion, national and ethnic identity and tensions, modernity and tradition, madness, gender and individuality. Chapters draw from cultural psychiatry, medical anthropology, and political theory to produce a model for understanding the inseparability of private experience and collective processes. The book offers those studying political theory a way for conceptualizing the subjective within the political; it offers mental health clinicians and researchers a model for including political and historical realities in their psychological assessments and treatments; and it provides anthropologists with a model for theorizing culture in which psychological experience and political facts become understandable and explainable in terms of, rather than despite each other. Meaning, Madness, and Political Subjectivity provides an original interpretative methodology for analysing culture and psychosis, offering compelling evidence that not only "normal" human experiences, but also extremely "abnormal" experiences such as psychosis are anchored in and shaped by local cultural and political realities.
Madness And Civilization
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Author : Michel Foucault
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2013-01-30
Madness And Civilization written by Michel Foucault and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-30 with History categories.
Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800 - from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered part of everyday life and fools and lunatics walked the streets freely, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat, asylums were first built, and walls were erected between the "insane" and the rest of humanity.
Meaning From Madness
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Author : Richard Skerritt
language : en
Publisher: Dalkeith PressInc
Release Date : 2006
Meaning From Madness written by Richard Skerritt and has been published by Dalkeith PressInc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Family & Relationships categories.
A substantial fraction of the people around us suffer from personality disorders. To cope, they distort both their reality and ours. Their behavior can be baffling and puzzling, and worse, they often abuse those closest to them. The author presents a new and effective way for people to understand and recognize the three of these disorders that often lead to abusive behavior. Describing each using a single dynamic - an underlying motivation - rather than a list of behaviors is an easier way to grasp and deal with these disorders. He then describes the psychological defense mechanisms that stabilize the distorted world created by the disordered, and explains how substance abuse adds fuel to the fire of disordered behavior. he also offers the latest thinking on the prospects for improvement with treatment, and a realistic perspective on the likelihood that the disordered will choose this path.
Pure Types Are Rare
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Author : Irwin Silverman
language : en
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Release Date : 1983
Pure Types Are Rare written by Irwin Silverman and has been published by Praeger Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Insanity categories.