Understanding Mental Health: A critical realist exploration

David Pilgrim PhD is Professor of Health & Social Policy in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool.

 

Contents:-

 

1. Psychiatric crises and the crisis of psychiatry 2. Misery in context 3. Madness in context 4. Incorrigible egocentricity in context 5. People, pharmaceuticals and politicians 6. Wellbeing 7. Overview and implications