Mainland China has undergone profound changes dating back to the nineteenth century,
including a contemporary period of rapid modernization that began in the 1980s. The result …

Our everyday lives are increasingly intertwined with psychiatry and discussions of mental
health. Yet the dominant medical discipline of psychiatry remains surrounded by …

China's massive economic restructuring in recent decades has generated alarming
incidences of mental disorder affecting over one hundred million people. This timely book …

Self-help books aim to empower their readers and deliver happiness and personal fulfilment
but do they really live up to this? This book offers a fresh perspective on self-help culture and …

In Shaken Authority, Christian P. Sorace examines the political mechanisms at work in the
aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and the broader ideological energies that drove …

Given the sociopolitical turmoil that had previously plagued people in China, the dramatic
rise in prevalence estimates of mental disorders in recent years cannot be simply interpreted …

Names: Rose, Nikolas S., author.| Fitzgerald, Des, author. Title: The urban brain: mental
health in the vital city/Nikolas Rose and Des Fitzgerald. Description: Prince ton, New Jersey …

The breathless pace of market reform in China has brought about profound ruptures in
socioeconomic structures and increased mental distress in the population. In this context …

In this article, I explore how and why psychological intervention, often in the name of guanai
(care), has gradually become a critical tool of managing the population and governing …

This book is an original, ethnographic study of the emergence of a new type of thinking
about children and their rights in urban China. It brings together evidence from a variety of …