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Alternatives Beyond Psychiatry: Preface by Robert Whitaker

By Peter Stastny

Alternatives Beyond Psychiatry: Preface by Robert Whitaker Medicine

Alternatives Beyond Psychiatry: Preface by Robert Whitaker

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The book highlights alternatives beyond psychiatry, current possibilities for self-help for individuals experiencing madness or depression, and strategies toward implementing humane treatment. Sixty-one authors - (ex-) users and survivors of psychiatry, thes, psychiatrists, lawyers, social scientists and relatives from all five continents - report about their alternative work, their objectives and successes, and their individual and collective experiences. +++ These are the main questions addressed by the 61 authors from all five continents: What helps me if I go mad or depressive? How can I find trustworthy help for a relative or a friend in need? How can I protect myself from coercive treatment? As a family member or friend, how can I help? What should I do if I can no longer bear to work in the mental health field? What are the alternatives to psychiatry? How can I get involved in creating alternatives? uming psychiatry would be abolished: what do you propose. instead of psychiatry? The book highlights alternatives beyond psychiatry, current possibilities for self-help for individuals experiencing madness or depression, and strategies toward implementing humane treatment. Sixty-one authors - (ex-) users and survivors of psychiatry, thes, psychiatrists, lawyers, social scientists and relatives from all five continents - report about their alternative work, their objectives and successes, and their individual and collective experiences. +++ These are the main questions addressed by the 61 authors from all five continents: What helps me if I go mad or depressive? How can I find trustworthy help for a relative or a friend in need? How can I protect myself from coercive treatment? As a family member or friend, how can I help? What should I do if I can no longer bear to work in the mental health field? What are the alternatives to psychiatry? How can I get involved in creating alternatives? uming psychiatry would be abolished: what do you propose.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2007-09-03
Publication Date:
2007-09-20
Publisher:
Lehmann, Peter
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0954542819
ISBN13:
9780954542818
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
16
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
623 g
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