Binding: Paperback
Description: This book offers first - person accounts of the experience of psychosis from the inside and the outside through the eyes of two doctors one of whom has experienced psychosis and both of whom have worked for decades in the field of psychiatry. Underpinned by rigorous academic analysis using an evocative duo - ethnographic approach the book explores the cultural and subcultural influences from childhood onwards both traumatic and resilience - building that have shaped their lives. Both authors reflect on strategies they learned early in life for dealing with challenges each managing to function at a high level while avoiding awareness of their vulnerability. They reflect on the potential dangers of using their expertise and position of power in psychiatry simply to diagnose mental illness and prescribe medication. The differences and similarities in the authors stories provide a productive tension highlighting the complexities of this paradigm shift that is happening in psychiatry. Written in the form of two interacting memoirs this book is of great interest to researchers clinicians and practicing psychologists as well as a general audience with interest in psychosis.
Title: Finding Hope In The Lived Experience Of Psychosis Reflections On Trauma Use Of Power And Re - Visioning Psychiatry
Author(s): Stanton Josephine
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367721909
Pages: 250 Pages, 2 Line Drawings, Black And White; 5 Halftones, Black And White; 1 Illustrations, Color; 6
Publication Date: 6/30/2022
Series: The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series
Category: Psychotherapy