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A collection of texts, in a single handy volume, issued by the European Community (the Council and the European Parliament), the Council of Europe, (including the Committee of Europe, CLARAE, CAHID and the CDCC) and other international institutions including the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, the United Nations and the UN High Commission for Refugees.
In their hundreds of entries and reviews the editorial staff have expanded both the quantity and depth of the work but also re-evaluated the subject headings to better reflect the needs of users, be they professionals or students. General categories include printing and bibliographical studies; historical, social and economic studies; philosophy,
This book is a collection of writings on how society has stigmatized mentally ill persons, their families, and their caregivers. First-hand accounts poignantly portray what it is like to be the victim of stigma and mental illness. Stigma and Mental Illness also presents historical, societal, and institutional viewpoints that underscore the devastating effects of stigma.
The Languages of Psyche traces the dualism of mind and body during the "long eighteenth century," from the Restoration in England to the aftermath of the French Revolution. Ten outstanding scholars investigate the complex mind-body relationship in a variety of Enlightenment contexts—science, medicine, philosophy, literature, and everyday society. No other recent book provides such an in-depth, suggestive resource for philosophers, literary critics, intellectual and social historians, and all who are interested in Enlightenment studies. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996. The Languages of Psyche traces the dualism of mind and body during the "long eighteenth century," from the Restoration in England to the aftermath of the French Revolution. Ten outstanding scholars investigate the complex mind-body relationship in
Versão atualizada da edição espanhola, apresenta e analisa alguns dos mais significativos processos de transformação internacionais em saúde mental, entre os quais está o processo brasileiro. O atual contexto, afirma o autor, tem acentuado medidas políticas e econômicas que enchem de incerteza o futuro dos serviços sanitários e sociais: a globalização da economia, as mudanças nos modos de produção, a precaridade do emprego e o aumento planetário da exclusão social, o que faz interrogar sobre a continuidade dos movimentos solidários iniciados depois da devastação da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Assim, na edição brasileira, além de atualizar temas, Manuel Desviat procura dar...