Finding Hope in the Lived Experience of Psychosis: Reflections on Trauma, Use of Power and Re-Visioning Psychiatry Randal Patte
Finding Hope in the Lived Experience of Psychosis: Reflections on Trauma, Use of Power and Re-Visioning Psychiatry Randal Patte This book offers first-person accounts of the experience of psychosis…
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Finding Hope in the Lived Experience of Psychosis: Reflections on Trauma, Use of Power and Re-Visioning Psychiatry Randal Patte
This book offers first-person accounts of the experience of psychosis from the inside and the outside, through the eyes of two doctors, one of whom has experienced psychosis and both of whom have worked for decades in the field of psychiatry.Underpinned by rigorous academic analysis using an evocative duo-ethnographic approach, the book explores the cultural and subcultural influences from childhood onwards - both traumatic and resilience-building - that have shaped their lives. They reflect on the potential dangers of using their expertise and position of power in psychiatry simply to diagnose mental illness and prescribe medication. Both authors reflect on strategies they learned early in life for dealing with challenges, each managing to function at a high level while avoiding awareness of their vulnerability.
The differences and similarities in the authors' stories