The Body and Consent in Psychology, Psychiatry, and Medicine - 9781138078857

Taylor & Francis

The Body and Consent in Psychology, Psychiatry, and MedicineA Therapeutic Rape Culture\nAuthor(s): Jemma Tosh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138078857, 978-1138078857\nSynopsis\nThis groundbreaking text interrogates the constructed boundary between therapy and violence, by examining therapeutic practice and discourse through the lens of a psychologist and a survivor of sexual abuse. \n\nIt asks, what happens when those we approach for help cause further harm? Can we identify coercive practices and stop sexual abuse in psychology, psychiatry, and medicine? Tosh explores these questions and more to illustrate that many of the therapies considered fundamental to clinical practice are deeply problematic when issues of consent and sexual abuse are considered. \n\nThe book examines a range of situations where medical power and authority produces a context where the refusals and non-consent of oppressed groups are de.