Mental illness and the body : beyond diagnosis / Louise Phillips.
By: Phillips, Louise.
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BookPublisher: London : Routledge, 2006Description: xi, 196 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780415383219; 0415383218; 9780415383202.Subject(s): Mental illness
| Mentally ill | Mind and body | Body, Human | Psychophysiology | Health and Wellbeing | Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology) | Nursing fundamentals & skills | Sociology | Psychotherapy | Mental health servicesDDC classification: 362.2 PHI Summary: By measuring a patient's appearance, posture and gesture and using the body as a diagnostic index, psychiatrists can determine the cause of and treat mental illness. This work explores the concepts of a 'lived experience' whereby bodily presentation extends beyond a manifestation of mental illness.
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 362.2 PHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000522502 | |
| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 362.2 PHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 38888000522510 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Using real life case studies of people experiencing mental illness, this book identifies how bodily presentation of patients may reflect certain aspects of their 'lived experience'.
With reference to a range of theoretical perspectives including philosophy, psychoanalysis, feminism and sociology, Mental Illness and the Body explores the ways in which understanding 'lived experience' may usefully be applied to mental health practice. Key features include:
an overview of the history of British psychiatry including treatments an analysis of feminism and the way its insights have been applied to understanding women's mental health and illness in-depth interviews with four patients diagnosed with mental illness an outline of Freudian and post-Freudian perspectives on the body and their relevance to current mental health practice.Mental Illness and the Body is essential reading for mental health practitioners, allied professionals and anyone with an interest in the body and mental illness.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
By measuring a patient's appearance, posture and gesture and using the body as a diagnostic index, psychiatrists can determine the cause of and treat mental illness. This work explores the concepts of a 'lived experience' whereby bodily presentation extends beyond a manifestation of mental illness.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Lived Experience
- 3 Bodily Inscription
- 4 Women Speaking
- 5 Unspoken Distress
- 6 Psychosis
- 7 The Practitioner's Body
- 8 The Patient's Body
- 9 Developing Practice
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Louise Phillips is a lecturer in Mental Health at City University and a mental health nurse. She has practiced for the past 18 years in a variety of settings including elderly care, the voluntary sector and the NHS. Immediately before starting her academic career, she worked for a number of years as a Community Psychiatric Nurse in the King's Cross area of London. In addition to her nursing qualification she has a BA in European Cultural History and completed her PhD on approaches to the body and mental illness at the university of Kent at Canterbury in March 2003.