Overview
Headcase is a groundbreaking collection of personal reflections and artistic representations illustrating the intersection of mental wellness, mental illness, and LGBTQ identity, as well as the lasting impact of historical views equating queer and trans identity with mental illness. The featured pieces offer personal views from both providers and clients, often one and the same, about their experiences. In the anthology, readers will access the inner thoughts of contributors who collectively document the difficulty of navigating flawed healthcare systems that limit affordable access to genuinely affirming, effective services. Traversing boundaries of race and ethnic identity, age, gender identity, and socioeconomic status, Headcase appeals to LGBTQ communities and, specifically, LGBTQ mental health consumers and their friends, families, and comrades.
Full Product Details
Author: Stephanie Schroeder (Freelance Writer, Freelance Writer) ,
Teresa Theophano (Care Manager, Care Manager, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE))
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9780190846596
ISBN 10: 0190846593
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 21 February 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
This book will fill an important gap in the LGBTQ literature and in the literature of mental illness, showing how liberation and destigmatization intersect, and giving strength to those who work at the locus of these two fields of study. -Andrew Solomon, PhD, arts, mental health, and LGBT activist; author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression; Professor of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University Medical Center; President of PEN American Center
Headcase is important reading for any LGBTQ persons with mental health and wellness concerns, and is equally important for the therapists who treat such populations. It will challenge - and disturb - many complacencies and assumptions, and that is clearly where its value lies. -- Clayton Delery, New York Journal of Books Headcase is a fantastic collection of brave and poignant personal stories about the intersection between mental health treatment and LGBTQ identity. The writers' stories reveal the often sad and frustrating (even dangerous) reality of coping with mental illness in a nation where competent, inclusive psychiatric care is frequently prohibitively expensive or flat out unavailable.AThey also show the resilience, creativity, and intelligence of this eclectic group of contributors who utilize all their personal and community resources to achieve and maintain wellness and positive self-identity.AThe work breaks down stigma associated with mental illness where it's commonly assumed that if people with mental illness are struggling, then they must not be smart enough, hard-working enough, or otherwise doing everything they can to help themselves. -- Alice Boyes, PhD, author, The Anxiety Toolkit and The Healthy Mind Toolkit This important new work gives voice to those LGBTQ folk who experience poor mental health and those working to support us. It's not always a comfortable read, but these voices speak with authenticity and creativity and demonstrate that we exist beyond pathology and diagnosis. We are frequently passionate and resilient, and find ways to survive in hostile environments. I'd highly recommend it for therapists wishing to understand us better. -- Dominic Davies, Psychotherapist & Founder, Pink Therapy This book will fill an important gap in the LGBTQ literature and in the literature of mental illness, showing how liberation and destigmatization intersect, and giving strength to those who work at the locus of these two fields of study. -Andrew Solomon, PhD, arts, mental health, and LGBT activist; author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression; Professor of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University Medical Center; President of PEN American Center Few books can make the claim of being unique, but this is one of them . . . the editors intend to start a conversation among LGBTQ people and the therapy community about topics that are usually hidden or ignored. In this goal, they succeed admirably . . . This terrific and essential work will benefit all readers. -- Library Journal, Starred Review
Few books can make the claim of being unique, but this is one of them . . . the editors intend to start a conversation among LGBTQ people and the therapy community about topics that are usually hidden or ignored. In this goal, they succeed admirably . . . This terrific and essential work will benefit all readers. * Library Journal, Starred Review * This book will fill an important gap in the LGBTQ literature and in the literature of mental illness, showing how liberation and destigmatization intersect, and giving strength to those who work at the locus of these two fields of study. -Andrew Solomon, PhD, arts, mental health, and LGBT activist; author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression; Professor of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University Medical Center; President of PEN American Center
Author Information
Stephanie Schroeder, JD, is a freelance writer, peer advocate and housing specialist in New York City. Teresa Theophano, LCSW, is a freelance writer/editor and social worker in the field of aging. She lives in New York City.
