Alternatives beyond psychiatry
By: Peter Stastny and Peter Lehmann, eds. ; preface by Robert Whitaker ; contributions by Volkmar Aderhold ... [et al.] ; translations by Christine Holzhausen, Katy E. McNally and Mary Murphy.
Contributors: Stastny, Peter.; Lehmann, Peter, 1950-; Aderhold, Volkmar, 1954-
Publisher: Peter Lehmann Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Berlin; Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 431
ISBN-13: 9780978839918; 9780954542818
Subjects: Mental illness -- Alternative treatment; Psychotherapy patients -- Abuse of; Mentally ill -- Abuse of; Antipsychiatry; Mental Disorders -- therapy; Dissent and Disputes; Human Rights; Psychiatry -- methods; Treatment Refusal
Other titles: Statt Psychiatrie 2
Description: "61 therapists, psychiatrists, social scientists, lawyers, relatives and psychiatric (ex-)patients from all continents report about their alternative work, their objectives and successes, their individual and collective experiences. The book highlights alternatives beyond psychiatry, possibilities of self-help for individuals experiencing madness, and strategies toward implementing humane treatment"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Published also in German under the title: Statt Psychiatrie 2.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes English translations of the German contributions.