No More Normal
mental health in an age of over-diagnosis
$37.80
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2025
Summary
No More Normal: Reclaiming Mental Health in a Diagnostic Age
At what point does a low mood tip over into depression? When does a distressing experience qualify as trauma? When does a cluster of symptoms indicate an underlying condition? As the conversation around mental health has moved from the consulting room to the public arena, so the concept of normal is shifting. Today, we are seeing an unprecedented rise in diagnosable conditions, in waiting lists, in diagnoses, and in medica…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781803511146 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1803511141 |
| Author: | Dr Alastair Santhouse |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Imprint: | Granta Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 384g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 225mm x 145mm |
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Critics Review
‘I urge everyone who is seriously interested in the mind and its disorders to read this thoughtful, insightful and compassionate book. The medicalisation of ordinary distress and anxiety is a threat to our mental health services and those who need it most’ - Dr Gwen Adshead, author of The Devil You Know‘A thoughtful, well-informed, and compassionate response to the recent boom in mental health diagnoses. Dr Santhouse is sounding an important alarm: What happens when labels like “traumatized” and “neurodivergent” are misunderstood or overapplied? What happens when the rich variations of life are flattened by medical reductionism? A book for doctors, patients, and casual readers alike’ - Nathan Hill, author of Wellness
About The Author
Dr Alastair Santhouse
DR ALASTAIR SANTHOUSE is a consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in London. Before retraining to become a psychiatrist, he practised hospital medicine - he is a fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. His first book was Head First: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of Mind and Body.
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