sociology – A New Vision for Mental Health

On the Heels of Ignorance: Psychiatry and the Politics of Not Knowing

Author: Editorial 14th December 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Prof. Owen Whooley. The publishers say: “Psychiatry has always aimed to peer deep into the human mind, daring to cast light on its darkest corners and untangle its thorniest knots, often invoking the latest medical…
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a coherent system

books, history of psychiatry, Owen Whooley, psychiatry, sociology

Not doomed: sociology and psychiatry, and ignorance and expertise

Author: Editorial 8th December 2022 0 Comments

This paper by George Ikkos has been published in the BJPsych Bulletin. It begins: “According to Whooley, an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of New Mexico, there is a growing body of sociological research on ‘ignorance’, including the ignorance…
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George Ikkos, history of psychiatry, Owen Whooley, psychiatry, Research, sociology

A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness

Author: Editorial 17th March 2022 0 Comments

This 6th edition book has been co-authored by Anne Rogers and David Pilgrim. The publishers say: “How do we understand mental health problems in their social context? A former BMA Medical Book of the Year award winner, this book provides a…
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Anne Rogers, books, Culture & Society, David Pilgrim, mental health, social psychiatry, sociology, therapeutic law

Social Empathy: The Art of Understanding Others

Author: Editorial 7th December 2018 0 Comments

The publishers say of this book : “Our ability to understand others and help others understand us is essential to our individual and collective well-being. Yet there are many barriers that keep us from walking in the shoes of others: fear, skepticism,…
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a wellbeing society

Biopsychology, books, Elizabeth Segal, empathy, evolution, interpersonal, neurobiology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, psychology, social empathy, social groups, Social Sciences, social structures, Social Work, sociology

We need to rethink how we classify mental illness

Author: Editorial 2nd November 2018 1 Comment

Dr. Tamara Kayali Browne is a Bioethicist and Philosopher, lecturing in Health Ethics and Professionalism at Deakin University, Australia. Writing in The Guardian newspaper, Dr. Browne asks: “How do we decide what emotions, thoughts and behaviours are normal, abnormal or pathological?” She…
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a wellbeing society

abnormality, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, ethics, normality, pathology, philosophy, psychiatry, sociology, Tamara Browne, The Guardian

Coercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives

Author: Editorial 12th July 2018 0 Comments

Coercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives, July 2016, edited by Andrew Molodynski, Jorun Rugkåsa and Tom Burns … The publishers say: “The use of coercion is one of the defining issues of mental health care. Since the earliest…
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collaborative practice

anthropology, books, coercion, coercive psychiatry, community mental healthcare, history, law, medicine, sociology