{"title":"Neil Altman","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeil Altman’s work delves deeply into the intersections of psychology and culture, offering insightful perspectives on contemporary psychoanalysis. His writing explores the evolving nature of human experience amid rapid societal shifts, inviting readers to consider the impact of cultural acceleration on the psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders of Altman’s books will find thoughtful reflections grounded in philosophical inquiry and psychological theory, framed within the context of modern life’s complexities. His approach encourages a nuanced understanding of change and identity in an era of unprecedented transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"psychoanalysis-in-an-age-of-accelerating-cultural-change-by-neil-altman-9780415812559","title":"Psychoanalysis in an Age of Accelerating Cultural Change","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis in an Age of Accelerating Cultural Change: Spiritual Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the current status of mental health work in the public and private sectors. The careful, thorough approach to the individual person characteristic of psychoanalysis is mostly the province of an affluent few. Meanwhile, community-based mental health treatment, given shrinking budgets, tends to emphasise medication and short-term therapies. In an increasingly diverse society, considerations of culture in mental health treatment are given short shrift, despite obligatory nods to cultural competence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe field of mental health has suffered from the mutual isolation of psychoanalysis, community-based clinical work, and cultural studies. Here, Neil Altman shows how these areas of study and practice require and enrich each other. The field of psychoanalysis benefits by engaging marginalised communities; community-based clinical work benefits from psychoanalytic concepts, while all forms of clinical work benefit from awareness of culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding reports of clinical experiences and programmatic developments from around the world, its international scope explores the operation of culture and cultural differences in conceptions of mental health. In addition, the book addresses the origin and treatment of mental illness, from notions of spirit possession treated by shamans, to conceptions of psychic trauma, to biological understandings and pharmacological treatments. In the background of this discussion is globalisation, the impact of which is tracked in terms of its psychological effects on people, as well as on the resources and programs available to provide psychological care around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a unique examination of current mental health work, this book will appeal to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, community-based mental health workers, and students in Cultural Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNeil Altman is a psychoanalytic psychologist, Visiting Professor at Ambedkar University of Delhi, India, and faculty and supervisor at the William Alanson White Institute. He is an Honorary Member of the William Alanson White Society and Editor Emeritus of \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalytic Dialogues\u003c\/i\u003e. Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Analyst in the Inner City: Race, Class, and Culture through a Psychoanalytic Lens\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2nd edition, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607465836780,"sku":"9780415812559","price":388.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/32ef08be21e39ff047c71f9e77c6e8a4.jpg?v=1778189440"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/neil-altman.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}