David's Box: The Journals and Letters of a Young Man Diagnosed as Schizophrenic, 1960-1971 - Couverture souple

Hallam, Richard S.; Bender, Michael P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0956097510 ISBN 13 : 9780956097514

Editeur : Polpresa Press, 2011

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Richard Hallam is a clinical psychologist and a visiting professor at the University of Greenwich, London. After a long career in the National Health Service, he now writes and practices independently. He is known internationally for his research on anxiety and tinnitus. Earlier books include Counselling for Anxiety Problems (Sage, 1992) and Virtual Selves, Real Persons; A Dialogue Across Disciplines (Cambridge University Press, 2009). Michael Bender trained as a clinical psychologist and worked in a Social Services department in the East End of London for a number of years before moving to the West Country and setting up a department of clinical psychology for older adults. He has published extensively on helping people with dementia and on the benefits of therapeutic group work. Both authors are Fellows of the British Psychological Society.

Présentation de l'éditeur

These journals of a highly intelligent young man document in painstaking detail what it was like to be diagnosed with schizophrenia in the 1960s the dehumanising attitudes, the inept prescription of drugs, and other shortcomings of mental health services. David's diaries and letters give an insight into the experience of madness that no textbook or retrospective account could supply. David was a fly on his own wall, attempting all along to make sense of his life, but barely succeeding. The dilemmas of people like David continue to challenge mental health professionals and service users today. In a final summing up, the authors evaluate what progress has been made since 1970.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polpresa Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0956097510
• ISBN 13: 9780956097514
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible