At the Heart of a Mad Movement by Peter Barham, Peter Beresfo... - 9781041066477

Taylor & Francis Ltd

At the Heart of a Mad MovementThe Life and Work of Peter Campbell, Psychiatric System Pioneer\nAuthor(s): Peter Barham, Peter Beresford, Ker Wallwork\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041066477, 978-1041066477\nSynopsis\nThis book showcases and celebrates the writings of Peter Campbell, an activist, writer, educator, and a veteran survivor of the mental health system, conveying the variety and vitality of Campbell's accomplishments across the years from 1967 to 2022.\n\nDiagnosed with severe psychosis and with a history of hospitalizations reaching back to 1967, Peter Campbell was an indefatigable critic of orthodox psychiatry and of many aspects of the mental health system. He was a founder and veteran of the groundbreaking psychiatric survivors movement in 1980s and 1990s Britain. The diverse essays within this book cover topics such as seclusion, spiritual crisis, lived experience of psychosis, ECT and psychiat.