| Behind the Rhetoric: Mental Health Recovery in Ontario Contributor(s): Poole, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552664171 ISBN-13: 9781552664179 Publisher: Fernwood Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Disease & Health Issues - Medical | Mental Health - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Dewey: 362.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.35 lbs) 126 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recovery has taken the mental health world by storm. In clinics, hospitals, community organizations and governments across North America and Europe, recovery rhetoric is everywhere. Its message of hope is catchy, its promise of wellness long overdue and its claims (somewhat) substantiated. But where did this new vision for mental health come from and what does it really mean for a system long unbalanced? Focusing on Ontario's mental health communities, the book is the first to take a critical look at recovery's talk and texts. Using Foucault's analyses of discourse, it is also the first to go behind recovery's rhetoric of hope and responsibility, re-theorizing mental health recovery in Canada. |