Howell, Alison

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.

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