Discourses of Psychological Trauma

by Nikki Kiyimba, Christina Buxton, Jo Shuttleworth

Book Overview

This book offers a critical perspective of the dominant discourses within the field of psychological trauma. It provides a challenge to normative western constructs and unsettles assumptions about accepted notions of universality and the nature of trauma. Traditionally the concept of psychological trauma has been widely accepted within mental health professions. However, in a post-positivist era, the language of mental health is shifting and making...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303107713X
• ISBN13: 9783031077135
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"