Mental health in China : change, tradition, and therapeutic governance / Jie Yang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yang, Jie, 1970- author.

Series:

China today

China today series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health--China.

Mental health.

Mental illness--China.

Mental illness.

Mental health policy--China.

Mental health policy.

China.

Mental Health.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Health.

China.

Physical Description:

xii, 249 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2018.

Summary:

"China's massive economic restructuring in recent decades has generated alarming incidences of mental disorder affecting over one hundred million people. This timely book provides an anthropological analysis of mental health in China through an exploration of psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosocial practices, and the role of the State. The book offers a critical study of new characteristics and unique practices of Chinese psychology and cultural tradition, highlighting the embodied, holistic, heart-based approach to mental health. Drawing together voices from her own research and a broad range of theory, Jie Yang addresses the mental health of a diverse array of people, including members of China's elite, the middle class and underprivileged groups. She argues that the Chinese government aligns psychology with the imperatives and interests of state and market, mobilizing concepts of mental illness to resolve social, moral, economic, and political disorders while legitimating the continued rule of the party through psychological care and permissive empathy. This thoughtful analysis will appeal to those across the social sciences and humanities interested in well-being in China and the intersection of society, politics, culture, and mental health"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Mental Health and Mental Illness: Concepts and Contradictions 24

2 New Chinese Mental "Illnesses" 49

3 Gender, Class, and Mental Health 75

4 Stigma and Control 100

5 Psychopharmacology, Subjectivity, and Psychiatric Hospital Care 126

6 Counseling and Indigenous Psychology 154

7 Happiness and Psychological Self-Help 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Map Chronology Acknowledgements Introduction: China's Mental Health "Crisis"? 1. Mental Health and Mental Illness: Concepts and Contradictions 2. New Chinese Mental "Illnesses" 3. Gender, Class, and Mental Health 4. Stigma and Control 5. Psychopharmacology, Subjectivity, and Psychiatric Hospital Care 6. Counseling and Indigenous Psychology 7. Happiness and Psychological Self-Help Conclusion: Psychologization and Therapeutic Governance Notes Bibliography.

Other Format:

Online version: Yang, Jie, 1970- author. Mental health in China

ISBN:

9781509502950

1509502955

9781509502967

1509502963

OCLC:

988232145