Continental Philosophy of Psychiatry: The Lure of Madness
Continental Philosophy of Psychiatry: The Lure of Madness is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between mental illness, human identity, culture, consciousness, and the meaning of existence. Available now at BooksHub.pk, this work bridges clinical psychiatry, philosophy, and human experience, making it an essential text for psychiatrists, psychologists, philosophy scholars, mental health researchers, and advanced students of psychology and humanities.
Rather than viewing madness merely as a medical disorder or neurological dysfunction, this book approaches it as a deeply human phenomenon—one tied to emotion, creativity, suffering, and the structure of selfhood. Drawing on major continental thinkers including Foucault, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Lacan, Merleau-Ponty, and Deleuze, the book demonstrates how mental illness cannot be understood purely through DSM categories, brain scans, or pharmacology. Instead, madness expresses the human struggle for meaning, identity, and freedom.
✅ Key Features
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Integrates continental philosophy with modern clinical psychiatry
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Examines madness, identity, trauma, consciousness, and mental suffering
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Challenges reductionist and purely biological models of mental illness
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Provides a historical and cultural context for psychiatric practice
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Essential reading for psychotherapy, philosophy of mind, and critical psychiatry
