Mental Health and Social Space: Towards Inclusionary Geographies?ISBN: 978-1-4051-6893-9
Hardcover
228 pages
February 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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"This inspiring book offers a highly original account of the
social spaces created and inhabited by people with mental health
problems. Hester Parr paints a vivid picture, which foregrounds
hopeful possibilities for empowerment and integration. It will be
invaluable to anyone seeking to understand mental (ill) health in
the twenty-first century."
Liz Bondi, University of Edinburgh
"Parr’s efforts to advance a 'cautious
optimism”'about the lived social geographies of people with
mental health problems, based on rich empirical material and
thoughtful conceptual articulation, make this an essential read for
anyone interested in the changing social geographies of mental
health. The book also has considerable relevance for broader
debates about social inclusion and active citizenship in
contemporary Western societies."
Robert Wilton, McMaster University
“Parr has … redefine[ed] ‘the mental patient’, a crucial undertaking if social citizenship for people with mental illness is to become an enduring reality.” Metapsychology
“This book could appeal to psychologists who enjoy relevant work in other disciplines, who find ideas of people like Freud and Foucault interesting, and who value small case studies.” PsycCritiques