{"product_id":"making-sense-of-madness-jim-geekie-9780415461955","title":"Making Sense of Madness: Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe experience of madness - which might also be referred to more formally as 'schizophrenia' or 'psychosis' - consists of a complex, confusing and often distressing collection of experiences, such as hearing voices or developing unusual, seemingly unfounded beliefs. Madness, in its various forms and guises, seems to be a ubiquitous feature of being human, yet our ability to make sense of madness, and our knowledge of how to help those who are so troubled, is limited.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking Sense of Madness\u003c\/em\u003e explores the subjective experiences of madness. Using clients' stories and verbatim descriptions, it argues that the experience of 'madness' is an integral part of what it is to be human, and that greater focus on subjective experiences can contribute to professional understandings and ways of helping those who might be troubled by these experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAreas of discussion include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow people who experience psychosis make sense of it themselves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003escientific\/professional understandings of 'madness'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewhat the public thinks about 'schizophrenia' \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking Sense of Madness\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for all mental health professionals as well as being of great interest to people who experience psychosis and their families and friends. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Geekie, John Read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415461952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415461955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Jim Geekie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119680286975,"sku":"9780415461955","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd083e85-c69c-4fed-8f9d-041630d46dd9.jpg?v=1687410423","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-sense-of-madness-jim-geekie-9780415461955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}