{"product_id":"the-future-of-mental-health-eric-maisel-9781412862615","title":"The Future of Mental Health: Deconstructing the Mental Disorder Paradigm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Future of Mental Health\u003c\/em\u003e drills to the heart of the current mental health crisis, where hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide receive unwarranted \"mental disorder diagnoses.\" It paints a picture of how mental health providers can improve their practices to better serve individuals in distress and outlines necessary steps for a mental health revolution. Eric Maisel's goal is to inject more human interaction into the therapeutic process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaisel powerfully deconstructs the \"mental disorder\" paradigm that is the foundation of current mental health practices. The author presents a revolutionary alternative, a \"human experience\" paradigm. He sheds a bright light on the differences between so-called \"psychiatric medication\" and mere chemicals with powerful effects, explains why the DSM-5 is silent on causes, silent on treatment, and wedded to illegitimate \"symptom pictures.\" Maisel describes powerful helping alternatives like communities of care, and explains why one day \"human experience specialists\" may replace current mental health professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important book for both service providers and service users, \u003cem\u003eThe Future of Mental Health\u003c\/em\u003e brilliantly unmasks current mental health practices and goes an important step further: it describes what we are obliged to do in order to secure better mental health services--and better mental health--for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Maisel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412862612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412862615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Eric Maisel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088186323199,"sku":"9781412862615","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f2ecc26-fa0f-4fb2-b315-c62af7b2efb7.jpg?v=1769103531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-future-of-mental-health-eric-maisel-9781412862615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}