This book is a study of schizophrenia in a modern psychiatric
hospital. Its purpose is to develop a contextual understanding of
schizophrenia by studying the clinical setting in which this
disorder is experienced, diagnosed and treated, and it arises from
an anthropological investigation of the day-to-day work of clinical
staff. The author offers a penetrating analysis of the language
used by hospital staff as they write and talk about their patients,
and traces the evolution of the concept of schizophrenia, showing
how contemporary theoretical constructs are applied by clinical
staff. In its analysis of the schizophrenia team and of those
experiencing the disorder, this book will reveal to mental health
professionals many of the unspoken assumptions of their role. It
will also confirm to social scientists and clinicians the power of
the ethnographic approach in psychiatric research.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Studies in Social and Community Psychiatry |
| Release date: |
November 2006 |
| First published: |
1996 |
| Authors: |
Robert J. Barrett
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
337 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-03146-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Other branches of medicine >
Psychiatry
|
| LSN: |
0-521-03146-X |
| Barcode: |
9780521031462 |
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