Madness in international relations: psychology, security, and the global governance of mental health/
Alison Howell.
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2011.
- xiv, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Interventions (Routledge (Firm)); .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Madness in international relations: an introduction -- Security, order, control: from anti-politics to ethico-politics -- Approaching madness: the psy disciplines in critical perspective -- Victims or madmen?: suicide and the diagnostic competition over detainees at Guantánamo Bay -- The diagnostic competition over post-conflict populations: merging the psychosocial and mental health models -- Ordering soldiers: contesting therapeutic practices in the Canadian military -- Conclusion: the global politics of governing mental health.
9780415576260 (hbk.)
Mental health policy. National security. Mental health services. Psychiatry--Political aspects. Mental Health Services--organization & administration. Internationality. Mental Disorders. Politics. World Health.