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Inscription, Diagnosis, Deception and the Mental Health Industry: How Psy Governs Us All
Craig Newnes
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Description for Inscription, Diagnosis, Deception and the Mental Health Industry: How Psy Governs Us All
Hardcover. The Psy complex governs us all by inscribing, diagnosing and interfering in our lives. This volume takes historical, sociological and psychological perspectives in exploring the complicity of patients, professions and governments with Psy and attempts by all three to constrain the industry's activities. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMH; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
The Psy complex governs us all by inscribing, diagnosing and interfering in our lives. This volume takes historical, sociological and psychological perspectives in exploring the complicity of patients, professions and governments with Psy and attempts by all three to constrain the industry's activities.
The Psy complex governs us all by inscribing, diagnosing and interfering in our lives. This volume takes historical, sociological and psychological perspectives in exploring the complicity of patients, professions and governments with Psy and attempts by all three to constrain the industry's activities.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230293663
SKU
V9780230293663
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Ref
99-15
About Craig Newnes
Craig Newnes is a critic of the Psy industry who has edited and authored numerous books, book chapters and academic articles. He is Editor of The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy and was previously an editor of Clinical Psychology Forum. He was Director of Psychological Therapies for Shropshire's Community and Mental Health Services Trust and chair of the ... Read more
Reviews for Inscription, Diagnosis, Deception and the Mental Health Industry: How Psy Governs Us All
“This is a scholarly contribution that exposes, not for the first time but in a way that is accessible and enjoyable and up to date, how psychiatry and psychology works, the material conditions under which it has been formed and the forms of resistance that might be elaborated to combat it.” (Professor Ian Parker, The Psychologist, Vol. 29 (5), May, ... Read more