Pharmaceutical Reason Knowledge and Value in Global Psychiatry |
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| Author:
| Lakoff, Andrew |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Society and the Life Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-54666-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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Andrew Lakoff argues that a new 'pharmaceutical' way of thinking about and acting upon mental disorder is coming to reshape not only the field of psychiatry, but also our very notions of self. Drawing from a comprehensive ethnography of psychiatric practice in Argentina, Lakoff looks at new ways of understanding and intervening in human behaviour. Highlighting the social and political implications that these new forms of expertise about human behaviour and human thought bring, Lakoff...
More DescriptionAndrew Lakoff argues that a new 'pharmaceutical' way of thinking about and acting upon mental disorder is coming to reshape not only the field of psychiatry, but also our very notions of self. Drawing from a comprehensive ethnography of psychiatric practice in Argentina, Lakoff looks at new ways of understanding and intervening in human behaviour. Highlighting the social and political implications that these new forms of expertise about human behaviour and human thought bring, Lakoff presents an arresting case-study to appeal beyond psychiatry and the life sciences.