{"product_id":"how-to-rethink-mental-illness-the-human-contexts-behind-the-labels-paperback","title":"How to Rethink Mental Illness: The Human Contexts Behind the Labels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Guerin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world of mental illness is typically framed around symptoms and cures, where every client is given a label. In this challenging new book, Professor Bernard Guerin provides a fresh alternative to considering these issues, based in interdisciplinary social sciences and discourse analysis rather than medical studies or cognitive metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely and articulate challenge to mainstream approaches, Guerin asks the reader to observe the ecological contexts for behavior rather than diagnose symptoms, to find new ways to understand and help those experiencing mental distress. This book shows the reader: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow we attribute 'mental illness' to someone's behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy we call some forms of suffering 'mental' but not others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat Western diagnoses look like when you strip away the theory and categories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy psychiatry and psychology appeared for the first time at the start of modernity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe relationship between capitalism and modern ideas of 'mental illness'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhy it seems that women, the poor and people of Indigenous and non-Western backgrounds have worse 'mental health'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow we can rethink the 'hearing of voices' more ecologically\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow self-identity has evolved historically\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow thinking arises from our social contexts rather than from inside our heads.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering solutions rather than theory to develop a new 'post-internal' psychology, \u003ci\u003eHow to Rethink Mental Illness\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading for every mental health professional, as well as anyone who has either experienced a mental illness themselves, or helped a friend or family member who has. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Guerin is Professor of Psychology at the University of South Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738340364351,"sku":"9781138207301","price":138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b3195c615e0faccd3d997eafc00904de.webp?v=1765152977","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/how-to-rethink-mental-illness-the-human-contexts-behind-the-labels-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}