De-Medicalizing Misery II: Society, Politics and the Mental Health Industry

by Joanna Moncrieff (Editor), E. Speed (Editor), M. Rapley (Editor)

This book extends the critical scope of the previous volume, De-Medicalizing Misery, into a wider social and political context, developing the critique of the psychiatrization of Western society. It explores the contemporary mental health landscape and poses possible alternative solutions to the continuing issues of emotional distress.

308 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2014