Product Description: How have individuals with mental illness been treated historically and what are their experiences today? This book investigates the historical and contemporary forms of discrimination faced by those with mental illness.• Provides a valuable resource for researching the hot topic of discrimination and injustice against a group of individuals―one that is often overlooked by society as well as by reference books• Supplies annotated primary sources that will serve to improve readers' research and critical reasoning skills• Examines the role the media has played in discriminatory practices towards mental illness• Explores several contemporary issues related to mental illness―including diversity, comorbidity, homelessness, veterans, and the criminal justice system―and their intersection with discriminatio...read more

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Product Description: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious personality disorder marked by extreme, fluctuating emotions, black-and-white thinking, problems with interpersonal relationships, and in extreme cases, self-harm. If you have recently been diagnosed with BPD, you likely have many questions...read more

A challenging reappraisal of the history of antipsychotics, revealing how they were transformed from neurological poisons into magical cures, their benefits exaggerated and their toxic effects minimized or ignored.

Product Description: Spanning an international evidence base, this book traces the development of contemporary theory, policy, and practice within the field of mental health. Drawing on snapshots from across the lifespan, it assesses the impact of issues such as gender and sexuality, and explores the range of global perspectives on mental ill health...read more

Product Description: Psychiatry and psychology have constructed a mental health system that does no justice to the problems it claims to understand and creates multiple problems for its users. Yet the myth of biologically-based mental illness defines our present...read more

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