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About the Author
Angela Woods is Professor of Medical Humanities and acting Director of Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University. She works at the intersections of cultural theory, psychology, philosophy and literary studies, focusing on psychosis, narrative and the dynamics of interdisciplinary collaboration. From 2012-2022 she was Co-Director of Hearing the Voice, a large, interdisciplinary research project funded by the Wellcome Trust. Ben Alderson-Day is a research psychologist specialising in atypical development and mental health. Since completing a PhD on autism and problem-solving (University of Edinburgh, 2012), he has been based at Durham University as part of Hearing the Voice, a 10-year interdisciplinary project on the experience of voice-hearing (or auditory verbal hallucinations). His research combines phenomenological, cognitive, and neuroscientific methods, and has included topics as diverse as psychosis, reading, imagination, spirituality, sleep, and phobia. Charles Fernyhough is a psychologist and writer. The focus of his recent scientific work has been in applying ideas from mainstream developmental psychology to the study of psychosis, particularly the phenomenon of voice-hearing. He is PI and Director of the interdisciplinary Hearing the Voice project, supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Reviews
The book will be of immense interest to mental health practitioners who face the challenges of therapeutic work with persons who hear voices. Of particular interest is the final section: four essays address the thorny question of what hearing voices can reveal about the human mind and the way it processes hallucination. In sum, the 28 essays will appeal to an audience beyond the walls of academe that will certainly include clinicians, mental health activists, and survivors. * Choice *
Book Information
ISBN 9780192898388
Author Angela Woods
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 656g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 178mm * 20mm