{"product_id":"the-social-constructions-and-experiences-of-madness-paperback","title":"The Social Constructions and Experiences of Madness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMonika Dos Santos\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJean-Francois Pelletier\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the centuries the meanings around mental illness have shifted many times according to societal beliefs and the political atmosphere of the day. The way madness is defined has far reaching effects on those who have a mental disorder, and determines how they are treated by the professionals responsible for their care, and the society of which they are a part. Although madness as mental illness seems to be the dominant Western view of madness, it is by no means the only view of what it means to be 'mad'. The symptoms of madness or mental illness occur in all cultures of the world, but have different meanings in different social and cultural contexts. Evidence suggests that meanings of mental illness have a significant impact on subjective experience; the idioms used in the expression thereof, indigenous treatments, and subsequent outcomes. Thus, the societal understandings of madness are central to the problem of mental illness and those with the lived experience can lead the process of reconstructing this meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika dos Santos\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Africa. She holds doctoral degrees in Psychology and Clinical Psychology, and is currently completing an MSc in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford. She is curious about human-environment functioning and psychopathology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-François Pelletier\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Montreal, full time researcher at Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, and Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale School of Medicine, Program for Recovery \u0026amp; Community Health. He holds a doctoral degree (PhD) in political science and maintains an interest in all aspects of citizenship, especially as applied to the field of public mental health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090851189043,"sku":"9789004350786","price":112.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/B_5TgeGOhP9789004350786.webp?v=1789609872","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-social-constructions-and-experiences-of-madness-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}