Inscription, diagnosis, deception and the mental health industry : how Psy governs us all /

Inscription, diagnosis, deception and the mental health industry : how Psy governs us all /

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Author / Creator:	Newnes, Craig, author.
Imprint:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. ©2016
Description:	xi, 280 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Clinical psychology. Psychotherapy. Counseling. Clinical psychology. Counseling. Psychotherapy. Psychology, Clinical Mental Health Services Marketing of Health Services -- ethics Mental Disorders -- etiology Medicalization
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10807476

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ISBN:	9780230293663 0230293662
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-271) and indexes.
Summary:	"Do you ever wonder how psychology came to dominate everything from the sports pages in daily newspapers to the language we use to describe ourselves? This historical analysis by one of the UK's leading critical psychologists answers that question by exploring the history of the harm caused by the Psy professions, the complicity of governments in the expansion of the psychology, psychiatric and pharmaceutical industries, and some ways of resisting that expansion. From incarceration to lobotomy, ECT to psychotherapy and diagnosis to death-making, the Psy industry continues to govern us all. This scholarly critique shows how"--

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Call Number:	RC466.8 .N49 2016
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