Italy’s 1978 Psychiatric Reform closed all psychiatric hospitals, a move praised worldwide. But this transition had notable setbacks. This book provides a much-needed appraisal, highlighting the reform’s often-overlooked shortcomings with a multi-faceted, independent viewpoint.
This book introduces the concept of state harm to explain the poor social conditions on Native American reservations. It shows how the psychological and emotional traumas of colonization, relocation, and assimilation have manifested as generational harm.
In Sri Lanka, poverty and civil war have created a youth mental health crisis. This book gives an overview of common psychosocial problems and the challenges practitioners face, discussing practical solutions for providing mental health services with limited resources.
Post Traumatic Survival
Why do some war refugees thrive while others do not? This study of Khmer Rouge survivors reveals how cultural and religious resources were instrumental to their resilience. It proposes a new model to help health workers assist other survivors in their recovery.
The neurodiversity movement alleges that neurologically divergent individuals must struggle for their civil rights. This book explores these questions, examining the policies and practices of institutions like higher education, social support, and healthcare.
Caregivers of people with psychosis face a large gap between research and real-world support. This book explores online interventions as a promising strategy, presenting a new online family intervention format and the criteria used for its construction and implementation.