This book explores the suffering of social class and how traditional biomedical models for mental illness do not adequately account for the stresses of poverty. Turning to mental health user testimonies, this book equips ministers and counsellors to become working class advocates.

Autorentext
Philip Browning Helsel is assistant professor of pastoral care and counseling, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, USA.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Social Class and Mental Illness in a Neoliberal Era 2. Psychiatric Power and the Limits of Biomedical Diagnosis 3. In their Own Words: Mental Health Consumers, Survivors, and Ex-Patients 4. Pastoral Counseling and Social Class Shame 5. The Counter-Conducts of Pastoral Power 6. An Integrative Vision for Pastoral Power Bibliography