10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTIPSYCHIATRY»
Discover the use of
antipsychiatry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
antipsychiatry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anti-Psychiatry: Quackery Squared
Psychiatrists who create catchy terms to be used as weapons of destruction must
be held responsible for their creation. While Laing the person and his apocalyptic
pronouncements may not be worth more attention, the term “antipsychiatry” is.
2
Philosophy and Psychiatry
Antipsychiatry is famous - and infamous - for its claim that there is no such
affliction as mental illness.1 If this proved to be true, the status of psychiatry would
change radically. The field of psychiatry would no longer be accepted by many as
an ...
Thomas Schramme, Johannes Thome, 2004
3
American Psychiatry After World War II (1944-1994)
Norman Dain, Ph.D. Antipsychiatry is a protean concept whose meaning has
constantly changed. The twists and turns occurred not only in response to the
changing nature of psychiatry, but also to meet the religious, political, legal, and
social ...
Roy W. Menninger, John C. Nemiah, 2008
4
A History of Disability
In this overall picture, we must be sure not to forget all the experience that could
be grouped under the heading antipsychiatry. The simplest and neatest definition
of antipsychiatry was given by D. Cooper when he spoke of "being oneself with ...
Henri-Jacques Stiker, 1999
5
Gilles Deleuze and F lix Guattari: Intersecting Lives
Antipsychiatry and La Borde have often been presented as if they were
interchangeable—as if the Loir-et-Cher clinic exemplified the French version of
the movement. However, according to Jean Oury, La Borde's director, institutional
...
6
The Sublime Object of Psychiatry: Schizophrenia in Clinical ...
The antipsychiatry movement of the 19605 and 19705 marked a decisive turning
point in the history of representing schizophrenia: it reconceptualized in
subjective terms psychiatry's sublime object. With varying degrees of subtlety and
...
7
Mad Matters: A Critical Reader in Canadian Mad Studies
Furthermore, as Florence pointed out in an interview, some antipsychiatry
activists believe that an emphasis on psychiatric hegemony can lead people to
consider the effects of psychiatric dominance on differently situated people,
including ...
Brenda A. LeFrançois, Robert Menzies, Geoffrey Reaume, 2013
8
Madness Is Civilization: When the Diagnosis Was Social, ...
And yet none of the shortcomings of or difficulties encountered by antipsychiatry
justify how it has been either derided, summarily ignored, or removed from its
historical context. The backlash that subsequently ensued against the obvious ...
9
Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress
With the ac- cumulating criticisms, the antipsychiatry movement took off in the
1969 Kanazawa Conference of the Society of Psychiatry and Neurology. Amidst
a dispute erupting over his use of lobotomy, Professor Utena of Tokyo University
...
10
History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction
Antipsychiatry Movement Mental diseases still continue to be diagnosed '
eighteenth-century style' by observation of symptoms and behaviour. In open
recognition of the subjectivity of such an approach, the American Psychiatric
Association ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTIPSYCHIATRY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
antipsychiatry is used in the context of the following news items.
Upon the UK Launch of Psychiatry and the Business of Madness: A …
That the evening should have ended with survivors, I would add, is apt, for in the final analysis, whether we are antipsychiatry or critical ... «Mad In America, Jun 15»
Neuroleptic Drugs And Mortality
On the face of it, this finding would seem to upset the notion, widely accepted in antipsychiatry circles, that neuroleptic drugs are toxic, and that ... «Mad In America, Jun 15»
Thoughts on “Antipsychiatry”
In a recent post, Phil Hickey — my favorite blogger on Mad in America — asked: "Why is there an Antipsychiatry Movement?" I would like to ... «Mad In America, May 15»
The Spurious Chemical Imbalance Theory is Still Alive and Well
"This narrative is getting pushed especially hard by the antipsychiatry movement, who frame it as 'proof' that psychiatrists are drug company ... «Mad In America, Apr 15»
Madness in Civilisation: A Cultural History of Insanity
Scull's impeccable scholarship transports us from demons and antiquity to DSM5 and antipsychiatry in twelve beautifully written chapters. «Mad In America, Apr 15»
Protesting ECT: A Moral/Existential Calling
Whatever we call this movement against psychiatry, whether it be “critical psychiatry,” “antipsychiatry,” “the mad movement,” “the disability rights ... «Mad In America, Mar 15»
Book Review: Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry (and …
Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry does a good job at criticizing both antipsychiatry and psychiatry. That's a worthy first and well worth ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
Shrinks: A Self-Portrait of a Profession
I should note that I make a one-sentence appearance in Lieberman's book, as one of a modern group of antipsychiatry activists, and of course ... «Mad In America, Mar 15»
“My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward”
... husband and wife remain committed, have a child, and try to find their way through hospitals, antipsychotic medications and antipsychiatry. «Mad In America, Jan 15»
Antidepressant-Induced Mania
It is generally recognized in antipsychiatry circles that antidepressant drugs induce manic or hypomanic episodes in some of the individuals ... «Mad In America, Jan 15»
