Routledge International Handbook of Critical Mental Health

This book examines the proliferation of mental health claims, based on the premise that the business of mental health is a social, economic, political and cultural project which cannot be adequately theorised without considering wider societal issues such as power, labelling, social control and consumption. An extensive collection of original essays from around the world, it brings critical literature back to the heart of social scientific discussion on mental health and illness. Offering a survey of critical theory, it demonstrates the application of critical approaches to key topics including medicalisation, the DSM, psychiatry, critical histories of mental health and talk therapy.