Trauma, Women’s Mental Health, and Social Justice : Pitfalls and Possibilities Paperback / softback
by Emma (University of Sydney, Australia) Tseris
Part of the Routledge Research in Gender and Society series
Paperback / softback
Description
This book argues that while notions of trauma in mental health hold promise for the advancement of women’s rights, the mainstreaming of trauma treatments and therapies has had mixed implications, sometimes replacing genuine social change efforts with new forms of female oppression by psychiatry.
It contends that trauma interventions often represent a "business as usual" approach within psychiatry, with women being expected to comply with rigid treatment protocols, accepting the advice given by trauma "experts" that they are mentally unstable and that they must learn to manage the effects of violence in the absence of any real changes to their circumstances or resources.
A critique of trauma treatment in its current form, Trauma, Women’s Mental Health, and Social Justice recommends practical steps towards a socio-political perspective on trauma which passionately re-engages with feminist values and activist principles.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:138 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/09/2020
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- ISBN:9780367660277
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:138 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:30/09/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780367660277
