Heads up : changing minds on mental health /

Mental health is a complex issue. It affects everything that we do, but can be hard to talk about. Siebert shines a light on the troubled history of thinking about and treating mental illness. She tells the stories of pioneers in the field of psychiatry who fought for more compassionate, respectful...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Siebert, Melanie (Author)
Other Authors:	Wuthrich, Belle, 1989- (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, [2020]
Series:	Orca issues.
Subjects:	Mental health > Juvenile literature. Teenagers > Mental health > Juvenile literature. Well-being > Juvenile literature. Adolescent psychology > Juvenile literature. Mental health. Teenagers > Mental health. Well-being. Psychology. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance.

Table of Contents:

Mental health: the science, theories and mysteries
Sinners, beasts or fools?: the awful history of "treating" mental illness and the efforts for reform
Modern cures?: psychotherapy, psychiatry and community treatment
Tell me what's wrong: common diagnoses
The road to wellness: on surviving and thriving
Candid and courageous: it's time to talk.