Making Sense of Madness explores the subjective experiences of madness. Using clients'stories and verbatim descriptions, it 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 who might be troubled by these experiences.
Areas of discussion include:
- how people who experience psychosis make sense of it themselves
- scientific/professional understandings of ‘madness'
- what the public thinks about ‘schizophrenia’
Making Sense of Madness will be essential reading for all mental health professionals as well as being of great interest to people who experience psychosis and their families and friends.
Making Sense of Madness explores the subjective experiences of madness. Using clients'stories and verbatim descriptions, it 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 who might be troubled by these experiences.
Areas of discussion include:
- how people who experience psychosis make sense of it themselves
- scientific/professional understandings of ‘madness'
- what the public thinks about ‘schizophrenia’
Making Sense of Madness will be essential reading for all mental health professionals as well as being of great interest to people who experience psychosis and their families and friends.
Making Sense of Madness: Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia
208Making Sense of Madness: Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia
208Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780415461962 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 05/06/2009 |
Series: | The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series |
Pages: | 208 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |