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The Politics of Mental Health

By Micha Frazer-Carroll

Series: Outspoken by Pluto

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Mad World by Micha Frazer-Carroll challenges conventional views by framing mental health as a political issue rather than a solely personal one. The book examines how capitalism, racism, and other social factors contribute to the mental health crisis. Frazer-Carroll delves into the history of asylums and psychiatry, connects disability justice and queer liberation to mental health, explores the role of art and creativity, and highlights prisons and abolition. This work proposes alternative models of care and offers a radical, hopeful perspective against pathologisation and gatekeeping.
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This thought-provoking and politically charged book suits readers interested in mental health, social justice, and radical reform. Ideal for those seeking a deeper understanding beyond traditional awareness campaigns and exploring how societal structures impact wellbeing.

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'A radical antidote to the constraints of our current conceptualisation of mental health' Dazed

Mental health is a political issue, but we often discuss it as a personal one. How is the current mental health crisis connected to capitalism, racism and other social issues? In a different world, how might we transform the ways that we think about mental health, diagnosis and treatment?

These are some of the big questions Micha Frazer-Carroll asks as she reveals mental health to be an urgent political concern that needs deeper understanding beyond today's 'awareness-raising' campaigns.

Exploring the history of asylums and psychiatry; the relationship between disability justice, queer liberation and mental health; art and creativity; prisons and abolition; and alternative models of care; Mad World is a radical and hopeful antidote to pathologisation, gatekeeping and the policing of imagination.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745346717

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 July 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 192

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Education & Reference Happiness & Mental Health Health & Wellness Micha Frazer-Carroll Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Self-Help & Personal Development Series: Outspoken by Pluto

About the Author

Micha Frazer-Carroll is a columnist at the Independent. She has previously edited for gal-dem, the Guardian and Blueprint, a mental health magazine that she founded. Micha has also written for Vogue, HuffPost, Huck and Dazed. She was nominated for the Comment Awards’ Fresh New Voice of the Year Award, and the Observer/Anthony Burgess Award for Arts Criticism. She is invested in using journalism to challenge systems of power.