Critical Psychiatry : The Limits of Madness /

Psychiatry is increasingly dominated by the reductionist claim that mental illness is caused by neurobiological abnormalities. Critical psychiatry disagrees with this and proposes a more ethical foundation for practice. This book describes an original framework for renewing mental health services in...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Double, D. B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
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Summary:Psychiatry is increasingly dominated by the reductionist claim that mental illness is caused by neurobiological abnormalities. Critical psychiatry disagrees with this and proposes a more ethical foundation for practice. This book describes an original framework for renewing mental health services in alliance with people with mental health problems.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XII, 251 pages)
ISBN:9780230599192
DOI:10.1057/9780230599192