The concept of depression -- The anatomy of normal sadness -- Sadness with and without cause: depression from ancient times through the nineteenth century -- Depression in the twentieth century -- Depression in the DSM-IV -- Importing pathology into the community -- The surveill…
In the 1960s and 1970s, a popular diagnosis for America's problems was that society was becoming a madhouse. In this intellectual and cultural history, Michael E. Staub examines a time when many believed insanity was a sane reaction to obscene social conditions, psychiatrists we…
In the 1960s and 1970s, a popular diagnosis for America's problems was that society was becoming a madhouse. In this intellectual and cultural history, Michael E. Staub examines a time when many believed insanity was a sane reaction to obscene social conditions, psychiatrists we…
Lacan on madness: madness, yes you can't
"This new collection of essays by distinguished international scholars and clinicians will revolutionize your understanding of madness. Essential for those on both sides of the couch eager to make sense of the plethora of theories about madness available today, Lacan on Madness:…
This collection of impassioned essays, published between 1973 and 2006, chronicles Thomas Szasz's long campaign against the orthodoxies of "pharmacracy," that is, the alliance of medicine and the state. From "Diagnoses Are Not Diseases" to "The Existential Identity Thief," "Fata…
"This collection of impassioned essays, published between 1973 and 2006, chronicles Thomas Szasz's long campaign against the orthodoxies of "pharmacracy," that is, the alliance of medicine and the state. From "Diagnoses Are Not Diseases" to "The Existential Identity Thief," "Fat…
This work shows how, during the 20th century, the perspective on victims of trauma shifted from suspicion to recognition. From these ethnographical fieldworks, the authors thus propose a broader perspective on the political and moral issues of contemporary societies.
A dual genealogy. The significance of a controversy. The birth of trauma. Labor laws -- The long hunt. Cowardice or death. The brutalization of therapy. After the war. A French history -- The intimate confession. War psychoanalysis. A profitable sickness. Victims of the self. Th…
This work shows how, during the 20th century, the perspective on victims of trauma shifted from suspicion to recognition. From these ethnographical fieldworks, the authors thus propose a broader perspective on the political and moral issues of contemporary societies.
This title brings together a selection of international critiques on the role of ADHD in our society, looking at how diagnoses have increased and the reasons behind this. Topics range from genetics to social culture, offering a comprehensive overview of this area.
This title brings together a selection of international critiques on the role of ADHD in our society, looking at how diagnoses have increased and the reasons behind this. Topics range from genetics to social culture, offering a comprehensive overview of this area. In the past de…
Deaf gain: raising the stakes for human diversity
" Deaf people are usually regarded by the hearing world as having a lack, as missing a sense. Yet a definition of deaf people based on hearing loss obscures a wealth of ways in which societies have benefited from the significant contributions of deaf people. In this bold interve…