Being Human by Alastair Morgan
Attempts to shed fresh light on the intersections between mental health, mental distress and society. This work provides a statement of the importance of thinking through the humanities for any non-reductive understanding of the meaning of mental distress, and gives insights on a range of problems.
As a mental health professional who struggles to practice within a culture and mental health services in which the dominant discourses revolve around the medical model, it is immensely refreshing to read a range of voices from across several professional disciplines (eg. philosophy, psychiatry, psychology, history and literature) that are keen to understand mental distress in a different and more holistic way. Actually, it is refreshing, simply, to read of an attempt to create spaces to think and 'reflect in an atmosphere of genuine enquiry and dialogue' (Morgan p1). This commitment to thinking and dialogue in a spirit of openness and exploration made a significant impact on me. Rachel Freeth, Psychiatrist, Ipnosis No 33, 2008.
Alastair Morgan is a senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK. He has worked in the mental health field for a number of years, and is also a trained philosopher with a particular interest in Critical Theory and the philosophy of T.W. Adorno. His publications include Adorno's Concept of Life (Bloomsbury Press), and he is co-author of Values and Ethics in Mental Health: An exploration for practice ( Palgrave MacMillan, forthcoming, 2015).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906254063 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906254060 |
| Title | Being Human |
| Author | Alastair Morgan |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | PCCS Books |
| Year published | 2008-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 213 |
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