A Critical Introduction to Mental Health and Illness

Download or read book A Critical Introduction to Mental Health and Illness written by Mat Savelli and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Critical Introduction to Mental Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives offers an engaging, interdisciplinary approach to understanding the social production of mental health and illness. Bringing together voices from researchers and mental health practitioners, A Critical Introduction toMental Health and Illness shifts the conversation to consider how mental health and illness are produced, supported, and limited by existing models of diagnosis and treatment. Practical, analytical, and inclusive, A Critical Introduction to Mental Health and Illness balances robust research withthoughtful in-book pedagogy that gives students the historical, social, and context-based analysis they need to be active thinkers in the field of mental health.