subjectivity – A New Vision for Mental Health

The History of Emotions: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Editorial 26th May 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Thomas Dixon. The publishers say: “Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are spontaneous outbursts but also culturally learned performances. They are intimate…
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books, Culture & Society, emotions, history, subjectivity, Thomas Dixon

Turning Emotion Inside Out: Affective Life Beyond the Subject (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)

Author: Editorial 23rd November 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from Edward S. Casey and presents a different view of emotions. As such it has relevance to our understanding of the emotional and psychological distress that is usually labelled ‘mental’ ill-health. The publishers say: “In Turning Emotion Inside Out,…
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books, Edward Casey, emotional knowing, emotions, existentialism, phenomenology, subjectivity

Head First: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of Mind and Body

Author: Editorial 4th July 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Alistair Santhouse. The publishers say: “What does it mean to be well? Is it something in our body? Or, is it rather something subjective – something of the mind? In this profound collection of…
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Alistair Santhouse, books, Clients & Patients, emotions, medical model, psychiatry, state of mind, subjectivity

Skepticism, Psychosis, and Hallucinations as Evidence for Our Beliefs

Author: Editorial 31st January 2022 0 Comments

This essay by Bradley Astra Aldridge has been published on the website of the BC Hearing Voices Network. It begins: “Sextus Empiricus was a physician and ancient philosopher who argued that human beings should be suspicious of our capacity for knowledge,…
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Bradley Astra Aldridge, Bradley Astra Aldridge has been published on the website of the BC Hearing Voices Network, enactive psychiatry, hearing voices, objectivity, schizophrenia, subjectivity, trauma-informed approaches

What are the constructivist approaches?

Author: Editorial 30th May 2019 0 Comments

The question of subjectivity and the creation of meaning is one of enormous importance to the field of mental health. In this context, consider the following Frequently Asked Question from the website of Constructive Foundations (an interdisciplinary journal): “What are the constructivist approaches?…
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Cartesian science, Constructive Foundations, constructivism, meaning, meaning-making, New Approaches, objectivity, philosophy of science, subjectivity

The Foundations of Primary Care: Daring to Be Different

Author: Editorial 10th December 2018 0 Comments

Joachim Sturmberg and James Dearman are the authors of this book , a book that is relevant to both mental and biophysical healthcare. The publishers say: “…This ground-breaking book encourages a re-focus on the subjective and social nature of health and…
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books, complexity, healthcare system, history of medicine, holism, James Dearman, Joachim Sturmberg, philosophy of medicine, primary care, social nature of health and illness, subjectivity

The Personal Is Political: Stories of Difference and Psychotherapy

Author: Editorial 17th November 2017 0 Comments

The publishers say: “ This book [coming out in January 2018, written by Prof. Martin Milton] explores how therapists and counsellors can address the key issues of ‘difference’ in working with their clients. No matter how much the therapist knows, how knowledgeable…
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books, client uniqueness, difference, diversity, ethnic background, gender, religious identity, sexuality, subjectivity, Talking Therapies