Phenomenology and the Social Context of Psychiatry Social Relations Psychopathology and Husserl's Philosophy

Exploring phenomenological philosophy as it relates to psychiatry and the social world this book establishes a common language between psychiatrists anti-psychiatrists psychologists and social workers. <br/> <br/> <i>Phenomenology and the Social Context of Psychiatry</i> is an inter-disciplinary work by phenomenological philosophers psychiatrists and psychologists to discover the essence and foundations of social psychiatry. Using the phenomenology of Husserl as a point of departure the meanings of empathy interpersonal understanding we-intentionality ethics citizenship and social inclusion are investigated in relation to psychopathology nosology and clinical research. This work drawing upon the rich classical and contemporary phenomenological tradition touching on a broad range of thinkers such as Deleuze Levinas and R.D. Laing also explicates how phenomenology is a method capable of capturing the human condition and its intricate relation to the social world and mental illness