Alternatives beyond psychiatry / Peter Stastny and Peter Lehmann, eds. ; preface by Robert Whitaker ; contributions by Volkmar Aderhold ... [et al.] ; translations by Christine Holzhausen, Katy E. McNally and Mary Murphy.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Berlin : Peter Lehmann Pub., 2007.Description: 431 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780954542818 (pbk.) :
- 9780978839918 (pbk. : U.S.A) :
- 9780954542818 (Paper)
- 616.8914 STA
- 616.89/14 22 22 22
- RC480.5 .A472 2007
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 616.8914 STA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 25/09/2020 | 00213005 |
Published also in German under the title: Statt Psychiatrie 2.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why psychiatry hurts more than it helps--Individual strategies with and without professional support--General and specific beneficiaries of alternative approaches--Realizing alternatives and humane treatement--Why we need alternatives to psychiatry.
"61 therapists, psychiatrists, social scientists, lawyers, relatives and psychiatric (ex-)patients from all continents report about their alternative work, their objectives and successes, their individual and collective experiences. The book highlights alternatives beyond psychiatry, possibilities of self-help for individuals experiencing madness, and strategies toward implementing humane treatment"--Provided by publisher.
Includes English translations of the German contributions.