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Committed to the sane asylum : narratives on mental wellness and healing /

In Committed to the Sane Asylum: Narratives on Mental Wellness and Healing, artist Susan Schellenberg, a former psychiatric patient, and psychologist Rosemary Barnes relate their own stories, conversations, and reflections concerning the contributions and limitations of conventional mental health ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schellenberg, Susan, 1934-
Otros Autores: Barnes, Rosemary Ann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Committed to the Sane Asylum: Narratives on Mental Wellness and Healing, artist Susan Schellenberg, a former psychiatric patient, and psychologist Rosemary Barnes relate their own stories, conversations, and reflections concerning the contributions and limitations of conventional mental health care and their collaborative search for alternatives such as art therapy. Patient and doctor each describe personal decisions about the mental health system and the creative life possibilities that emerged when mind, body, and spirit were committed to well-being and healing. Interwoven patient/doct.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781554581306
1554581303
1299313426
9781299313422