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Myths, madness, and the family : the impact of mental illness on families
- Title
- Myths, madness, and the family : the impact of mental illness on families / David W. Jones ; consultant editor, Jo Campling.
- Author
- Jones, David W. (David Wyn), 1964-
- Publication
- Basingstoke : Palgrave, 2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | RC455.4.F3 J663 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Campling, Jo.
- Description
- viii, 200 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Drawing on original research on the experiences of families of people suffering from severe mental illness, this book argues that families struggle with cultural beliefs about families and madness, but can still provide support for the mentally ill.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Case Reports
- Case studies.
- Études de cas.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-190) and index.
- Contents
- 1. The family, the asylum and community care -- 2. Observing the family -- 3. The complicated grief: 'living on the edge of the world' -- 4. The relationship with psychiatry and psychiatric knowledge -- 5. The moral construction of diagnosis: 'sickess made for anyone' -- 6. Coping with stigma: the significance of shame and identity -- 7. The myth of the family: 'love and all that business' -- 8. Managing myths: reaching new understandings -- 9. Concluding discussion: living with ambivalence -- Appendix A. The structure of interviews -- Appendix B. Details of identified patients (IP) and their families.
- ISBN
- 9780333776186
- 0333776186
- OCLC
- ocm47867886
- 47867886
- SCSB-1238978
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library