1st Edition

Understanding Mental Health A critical realist exploration

By David Pilgrim Copyright 2015
    184 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    184 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    David Pilgrim PhD is Professor of Health & Social Policy in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool.

    1. Psychiatric crises and the crisis of psychiatry  2. Misery in context  3. Madness in context  4. Incorrigible egocentricity in context  5. People, pharmaceuticals and politicians  6. Wellbeing  7. Overview and implications

    Biography

    David Pilgrim PhD is Professor of Health & Social Policy in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool.