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De-Medicalizing Misery II

De-Medicalizing Misery II Society, Politics and the Mental Health Industry

2014

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This book extends the critical scope of the previous volume, De-Medicalizing Misery, into a wider social and political context, developing the critique of the psychiatrization of Western society. It explores the contemporary mental health landscape and poses possible alternative solutions to the continuing issues of emotional distress.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781137304643
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 2014
DEWEY: 616.89
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 283
Weight: 4925g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 25mm