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Trauma and madness in mental health services / Noël Hunter.

By: Hunter, Noël [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 238 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319917528; 3319917528Subject(s): Mentally ill -- Abuse of | Adult child abuse victims -- Services for | Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Services for | Mental health services | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare | Adult child abuse victims -- Services for | Adult child sexual abuse victims -- Services for | Mental health services | Mentally ill -- Abuse ofGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Trauma and madness in mental health services.DDC classification: 362.2 LOC classification: RA790.5 | .H868 2018ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost

Contents:

1. Introduction: Containing Multitudes -- 2. A History of Dissociation and Madness -- 3. The Politics of Madness -- 4. The Illness Inquisition -- 5. Suffering is Human -- 6. The Body and Mind in Context: The Role of Trauma and Adversity -- 7. Finding Help -- 8. A Plea for Change -- 9. Recommendations for Moving Beyond the System -- 10. Resources and Helpful Tips.

Summary: How do survivors of child abuse, bullying, chronic oppression and discrimination, and other developmental traumas adapt to such unimaginable situations? It is taken for granted that experiences such as hearing voices, altered states of consciousness, dissociative states, lack of trust, and intense emotions are inherently problematic. But what does the evidence actually show? And how much do we still need to learn?

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Item type	Current location	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online	Gratia Christian College Library Internet	E-book		Available		8000334I

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 11, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How do survivors of child abuse, bullying, chronic oppression and discrimination, and other developmental traumas adapt to such unimaginable situations? It is taken for granted that experiences such as hearing voices, altered states of consciousness, dissociative states, lack of trust, and intense emotions are inherently problematic. But what does the evidence actually show? And how much do we still need to learn?

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