Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture by James T. Hansen (Hardback Book)

Name: Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture by James T. Hansen (Hardback Book)
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

The creation of meaning is a central feature of human life. The full spectrum of experience, from joyful, devoted living to unbearable psychological suffering, is orchestrated by the meanings that people endorse and create. Meaning Systems and Mental Health Culture: Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling and Psychotherapy examines the intersection of meaning systems, mental health culture, and counseling and psychotherapy. By viewing mental health care through the lenses of culture and history, James T. Hansen argues that a defining element of mental health culture, throughout various eras, is the relative value placed on meaning systems. Contemporary mental health care, with its idealization of symptom-based diagnostics, biological reductionism, and the medical model, severely\n\nMeaning Systems and Mental Health Culture\nCritical Perspectives on Contemporary Counseling and Psychotherapy\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK deliv;