Health and suffering in america: the context and content of mental health care
Auteur :
Fancher, Robert T.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9780765805447
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
566 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An analysis of how America came to see various forms of suffering as "mental illness", arguing that social and historical dynamics, not scientific discovery, provided this notion. It critiques four cultures of therapy: psychoanalysis, behaviourism, cognitive therapy and biological therapy.