{"title":"Alison Torn","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlison Torn's work delves deeply into the complexities of the human mind, exploring themes that challenge conventional understandings of sanity and identity. Her writing often blends philosophical inquiry with psychological insight, inviting readers to reflect on the nature of consciousness and the boundaries of reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect thought-provoking narratives that traverse the delicate terrain between mental health and madness, woven with a keen sensitivity to the human experience. Torn's books offer a compelling journey for those interested in the profound questions that shape our inner lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"madness-by-philip-tyson-9780415786591","title":"Madness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadness: History, Concepts and Controversies\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of current perspectives on mental illness and how they have been shaped by historical trends and dominant sociocultural paradigms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom its representation among world religions and wider folkloric myth, to early attempts to rationalise and treat symptoms of mental disorder, this book outlines the principal contemporary models of understanding mental health and situates them within a wider historical and social context. The authors consider a variety of current controversies within the mental health arena and provide numerous pedagogical features to allow students the opportunity to understand and engage in current issues and debates relating to psychological disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy discussing key issues such as the social construction of mental illness, this text provides an essential overview of how societies and science have understood mental illness, and will appeal to students, researchers and general readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606575661292,"sku":"9780415786591","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415786591-madness.jpg?v=1778154202"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alison-torn.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}