Neely Laurenzo Myers

Breaking Points

Youth Mental Health Crises and How We All Can Help

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book explores the stories and decisions of a diverse group of young people experiencing psychosis. Neely Myers brings an anthropological perspective to these stories. Reading these heartbreaking and heartwarming narratives makes us more human and connected. I highly recommend it."--Lisa Dixon, Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons "Through compassionate ethnographic storytelling, Neely Myers's Breaking Points makes first-episode psychosis legible as a startling fissure in the young person's quest for acceptance and autonomy. Featuring a series of compelling case studies detailing the onset and aftermath of psychosis as experienced by youth, families, and clinicians, Breaking Points richly explains why so many distressed young people would be motivated to avoid mental health services. It masterfully explores the meaning of these crises, examining the moral dimension of the psychotic experience by foregrounding young people's desires, aspirations, and struggles to find a good life and an authorial self. Myersbrilliantly advances her theory of moral agency as a force critical to fulfillment, peopled opportunities, and social place. Shining a light on the family processes, intersectional disparities, and cultural patterns that shape psychosis, Breaking Points shows youth at their most vulnerable yet with their most comprehensible hopes and ambitions. By never simplifying the person with psychosis, Myers raises tough questions about the contemporary American conditions that produce so much isolation and alienation for young adults. Vibrant with observational detail, the book also proposes incisive solutions that are salient for policymakers, clinicians, and families. A must-read for scholars of youth culture, medicine, and mental health alike, Myers's Breaking Points exemplifies the anthropological nuances of holding space and listening deeply."--Elizabeth Bromley, Professor in Residence of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and Anthropology, and Director, UCLA-DMH Public Mental Health Partnership, University of California, Los Angeles

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of California Press
• Seitenzahl: 233
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9780520400610
• ISBN-10: 0520400615
• Artikelnr.: 70372537

Autorenporträt

Neely Laurenzo Myers is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Mental Health Equity Lab at Southern Methodist University and author of Recovery's Edge. She is also Editor-in-Chief of Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry.