Books in the Critical Approaches to Mental Health series

The book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the Criminal Justice System.

This book offers an alternative and thought-provoking perspective to the conventional and orthodox understanding of mental health and how to help those suffering with mental illness. It will appeal to social workers in mental health contexts as well as students on post qualifying courses and the Masters Degree in Social Work.

Through its exploration of service user and MHSWs' perspectives the book offers a social perspective on personality disorder and suggests ways of working to empower the person's response to traumatic experience.