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by Dr Alison Haggett and Dr Mark Harrison
Last reviewed: November 2018
This module highlights the factors that influenced ideas about mental illness through the 20th century, examining the ways in which ideas about ‘normal’ behaviour were heavily contingent upon broader social fears and the cultural context of the time.
Despite significant advances arising from the biopsychosocial understanding of mental disorders, social and cultural factors still play an important part in interpreting and treating modern day mental illness.
By the end of the module you should have a deeper understanding of:
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If you like this module, you may also be interested in:
Regulation of madness in England from the 17th century to the early 20th century: Part 1 and Part 2 by Dr Lisetta Lovett
Avoiding clinical bias in psychiatry by Dr Prasanna N. de Silva
Books from RCPsych Publications:
Mindreadings: Literature and Psychiatry
Madness at the Theatre
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