Mental illness and the body : beyond diagnosis / Louise Phillips.
"Observation of the body helps psychiatrists to determine the cause and treatment of mental illness. To form a diagnosis, practitioners conduct detailed observations of a patient's appearance, posture, gesture and gait, thereby using the body as a diagnostic index. However, within routine...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Summary: | "Observation of the body helps psychiatrists to determine the cause and treatment of mental illness. To form a diagnosis, practitioners conduct detailed observations of a patient's appearance, posture, gesture and gait, thereby using the body as a diagnostic index. However, within routine mental health practice, there is little consideration of how the bodily presentation of patients may reflect aspects of their 'lived experience'." "With reference to a range of theoretical perspectives including philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and sociology, Mental Illness and the Body explores the ways in which understanding 'lived experience' may usefully be applied to mental health practice." "Mental Illness and the Body is essential reading for mental health practitioners, allied professionals and anyone with an interest in the body and mental illness."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 196 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415383218 (pbk.) 041538320X (hardback) |