Linda J Morrison

Talking Back to Psychiatry

The Psychiatric Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Movement

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Talking Back to Psychiatry explores the history, strategies and goals of a social movement whose members seek to gain a voice for the psychiatric experience from the patients' perspective, to expose a darker side of psychiatry, and to promote alternatives for people in emotional distress.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780415804899
• ISBN-10: 0415804892
• Artikelnr.: 26180339

Autorenporträt

Linda Morrison teaches sociology at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She worked previously in the mental health field.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Movement 1. From Sick Role
to Social Movement: Theoretical Explorations 2. Negotiating Activist and
Researcher Roles: Methodological Considerations 3. The
Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Movement: Historical Background and Themes 4.
Resistant Identities: Voice, Choice, and Advocacy 5. Talking Back through
the Larger Movement: Campaigns and Initiatives 6. The Politics of Identity,
Power and Knowledge