This pioneering work, the first history of the art of the insane, scrutinizes changes in attitudes toward the art of the mentally ill from a time when it was either ignored or ridiculed, through the era when major figures in the art world discovered the extraordinary power of vi…
"Ce livre conjugue des univers singuliers, met des mots sur des images, rend hommage aux inventeurs de l'impossible, souligne l'irrationnel de notre monde, salue la force des fragiles et nous invite à voir les mots et à lire les images d'un autre œil." JOHN R. PORTER Président d…
"Ce livre conjugue des univers singuliers, met des mots sur des images, rend hommage aux inventeurs de l'impossible, souligne l'irrationnel de notre monde, salue la force des fragiles et nous invite à voir les mots et à lire les images d'un autre œil." JOHN R. PORTER Président d…
"Empirical evidence shows that treatment failure is a significant problem and one that practitioners routinely overlook. A substantial minority of patients either fail to gain a benefit from the treatments offered to them, or they outright worsen by the time they leave treatment…
"The standard reference in the field, this acclaimed work synthesizes findings from hundreds of carefully selected studies of mental health treatments for children and adolescents. Chapters on frequently encountered clinical problems systematically review the available data, ide…
