The Social Nature of Mental Illness

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Mental Health
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Author: Dr. Leonard Bowers ISBN: 9781134587261
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 2, 2003
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dr. Leonard Bowers
ISBN: 9781134587261
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 2, 2003
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Psychiatrists assert that mental illness is a physiological brain disorder. The anti-psychiatry movement refutes this on grounds of lack of evidence claiming that mental illness is socially defined. Len Bowers offers a rational, objective and philosophical critique of the theories of mental illness as a social construct and concludes that, though sometimes misguided, they cannot be wholly rejected. This critical scrutiny of a controversial and keenly-debated issue will be of interest to psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, sociologists and professionals in paramedical disciplines.

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Psychiatrists assert that mental illness is a physiological brain disorder. The anti-psychiatry movement refutes this on grounds of lack of evidence claiming that mental illness is socially defined. Len Bowers offers a rational, objective and philosophical critique of the theories of mental illness as a social construct and concludes that, though sometimes misguided, they cannot be wholly rejected. This critical scrutiny of a controversial and keenly-debated issue will be of interest to psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, sociologists and professionals in paramedical disciplines.

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