Author: Matthieu Chapman File Type: pdf This is the first book to deploy the methods and ensemble of questions from Afro-pessimism to engage and interrogate the methods of Early Modern English studies. Using contemporary Afro-pessimist theories to provide a foundation for structural analyses of race in the Early Modern Period, it engages the arguments for race as a fluid construction of human identity by addressing how race in Early Modern England functioned not only as a marker of human identity, but also as an a priori constituent of human subjectivity. Chapman argues that Blackness is the marker of social death that allows for constructions of human identity to become transmutable based on the impossibility of recognition and incorporation for Blackness into humanity. Using dramatic texts such as Othello, Titus Andronicus, and other Early Modern English plays both popular and lesser known, the book shifts the binary away from the currently accepted standard of whitenon-white that defines otherness in the period and examines race in Early Modern England from the prospective of a non-blackblack antagonism. The volume corrects the Afro-pessimist assumption that the Triangle Slave Trade caused a rupture between Blackness and humanity. By locating notions of Black inhumanity in England prior to chattel slavery, the book positions the Triangle Trade as a result of, rather than the cause of, Black inhumanity. It also challenges the common scholarly assumption that all varying types of human identity in Early Modern England were equally fluid by arguing that Blackness functioned as an immutable constant. Through the use of structural analysis, this volume works to simplify and demystify notions of race in Renaissance England by arguing that race is not only a marker of human identity, but a structural antagonism between those engaged in human civil society opposed to those who are socially dead. It will be an essential volume for those with interest in Renaissance Literature and Culture, Shakespeare, Contemporary Performance Theory, Black Studies, and Ethnic Studies.

Author: Mark Muse File Type: pdf Outlines a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to coordinating psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatmentsCognitive Behavioral Psychopharmacology takes an evidence-based approach to demonstrating the advantages of biopsychosocial integration in interventions for the major psychiatric diagnoses. It is the first and only book to translate the current evidence for cognitive behavioral, psychosocial, and pharmacologic approaches to mental health disorders into clear guidance for clinical practice.There is a burgeoning movement in mental health to acknowledge the entire persons functioning across physical, psychological and social spheres, and to integrate medical as well as psychological and social interventions to address the entire spectrum of presenting problems. This book bridges a gap in the professional mental health literature on the subject of standalone versus combined treatment approaches. It reviews the current state of integrative care, and makes a strong case that optimal outcomes are best achieved by an awareness of how and why the cognitive-behavioral aspects of prescribed medical and psychological interventions influence treatment. Each disorder-specific chapter is authored by a prescriber and psychotherapist team who consider all the evidence around treatments and combinations, providing outcome conclusions and concise tables of recommended front-line interventions.ul lProvides a biopsychsocial perspective that integrates the medical, psychotherapeutic, family, and community aspects of the therapeutic processl lBrings together and compares the current evidence for and against treatments that combine psychopharmacology and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy for major psychiatric diagnosesl lOutlines an evidence-based approach to determining which combination of treatments is most appropriate for each of the major psychiatric diagnosesl lDescribes, in a way that is accessible to both prescribers and therapists, when and how cognitive behavioral therapy can be integrated into pharmacotherapyl ulThe book will appeal to a wide range of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and addictions counselors. It also will be of interest to primary care physicians and nurse practitioners who work side by side with mental health professionals.**From the Back CoverA COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO COORDINATING PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENTSCognitive Behavioral Psychopharmacology The Clinical Pracrice of Evidence-Based Biopsychosocial Integration represents a significant advance for clinicians seeking to combine evidence-based pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions. The contributors represent an impressive array of experts in psychology and psychiatry, and provide an excellent and current synopsis of combined interventions in the various specialty areas of behavioral health. Morgan T. Sammons, PhD, ABPP, Executive Officer, National Register of Health Service Psychologists This is an excellent and comprehensive survey of evidence-based treatment in psychiatry. The most refreshing aspect is that the authors explicitly broaden their perspective from psychopharmacology to psychosocial treatments. As a result, after reading a given chapter, one feels confident that all the relevant bases of treatment have been covered. Daniel Carlat, MD, Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychiatry Report Cognitive Behavioral Psychopharmacology takes an evidence-based approach to demonstrating the advantages of biopsychosocial integration in interventions for the major psychiatric diagnoses. It is the first and only book to translate the current evidence for cognitive behavioral, psychosocial, and pharmacologic approaches to mental health disorders into clear guidance for clinical practice. There is a burgeoning movement in mental health to acknowledge the entire persons functioning across physical, psychological and social spheres, and to integrate medical as well as psychological and social interventions to address the entire spectrum of presenting problems. This book bridges a gap in the professional mental health literature on the subject of standalone versus combined treatment approaches. It reviews the current state of integrative care, and makes a strong case that optimal outcomes are best achieved by an awareness of how and why the cognitive-behavioral aspects of prescribed medical and psychological interventions influence treatment. Each disorder-specific chapter is authored by a prescriber and psychotherapist team who consider all the evidence around treatments and combinations, providing outcome conclusions and concise tables of recommended front-line interventions. ul lBrings together and compares the current evidence for and against treatments that combine psychopharmacology and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy for major psychiatric diagnosesl lOutlines an evidence-based approach to determining which combination of treatments is most appropriate for each of the major psychiatric diagnosesl lDescribes, in a way that is accessible to both prescribers and therapists, when and how cognitive behavioral therapy can be integrated into pharmacotherapyl ulThe book will appeal to a wide range of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and addictions counselors. It also will be of interest to primary care physicians and nurse practitioners who work side by side with mental health professionals. About the Author MARK MUSE, EDD, PHD, ABPP, MP is licensed as a prescribing medical psychologist by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. He is past president of the Maryland Academy of Medical Psychologists, and is the author of numerous articles which have appeared in professional journals of psychology and medicine, as well as the books Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Theoretical Foundations and Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists.

Author: Jane Winstone File Type: pdf It has long been known that the pathway through the criminal justice system for those with mental health needs is fraught with difficulty. This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including offenders rights intervention designs desistance health-informed approaches to offending and the medical needs of offenders psychological jurisprudence, and collaborative and multi-agency practice. This volume draws on the knowledge of professionals and academics working in this field internationally, as well as the experience of service users. It offers a solution-focused response to these issues, and promotes both equality and quality of experience for service users. It will be essential reading for practitioners, scholars and students with an interest in forensic mental health and criminal justice. **Review Criminal justice-based mental health services have been seriously grappling with internal and external pressures for many years. Various reform efforts have come and gone over time. Some have lingered others have succeeded. For this valuable volume, Jane Winstone has gathered a knowledgeable international group of mental health and criminal justice scholars, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and service-recipients. In more than a dozen articles, Winstone and her contributors present an experienced array of cogent insights, purposeful proscriptions, and sage advice that will improve day-to-day practice and program outcomes. Russ Immarigeon, Editor, Pathways for Offender Reentry This is a unique and fascinating read and its hard to imagine it going out of date for some considerable time. It contains a variety of topics drawn from quite different fields of knowledge to review the interface between criminal justice and mental health and propose solutions for the challenges faced. The issues covered include a thorough review of the intervention evidence base, psychological jurisprudence, desistance theory, trauma, and multi-agency collaboration. Winstone has done an excellent job in tying these varied themes together to produce a comprehensive text in this critical policy area. - Graham Durcan, Associate Director, Criminal Justice Programme, Centre for Mental Health, UK From the Back Cover It has long been known that the pathway through the criminal justice system for those with mental health needs is fraught with difficulty. This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including offenders rights intervention designs desistance health-informed approaches to offending and the medical needs of offenders psychological jurisprudence, and collaborative and multi-agency practice. This volume draws on the knowledge of professionals and academics working in this field internationally, as well as the experience of service users. It offers a solution-focused response to these issues, and promotes both equality and quality of experience for service users. It will be essential reading for practitioners, scholars and students with an interest in forensic mental health and criminal justice.

Author: Christopher Hill File Type: pdf