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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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The Biomedical Approach to Trauma and the Ethics of Human Rights
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The Dislocations of the Real
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Back Matter
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About this book
The contemporary psychiatric approach to trauma, encapsulated in the diagnostic category of PTSD, has been criticized for its neglect of the political dimensions involved in the etiology and treatment of trauma. By means of a philosophical and psychoanalytical analysis, the depoliticizing potential of the biomedical approach is tied to a more general 'ethical crisis' in post-traditional societies. Via the work of Lacan, Žižek and Badiou on the act and the event, this book constructs a conceptual framework that revives the ethical and political dimensions of trauma recovery.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Gregory Bistoen is a Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting at Ghent University, Belgium, and a Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst in Private Practice.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Trauma, Ethics and the Political Beyond PTSD
Book Subtitle: The Dislocations of the Real
Authors: Gregory Bistoen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137500854
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50084-7Published: 03 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-69892-9Published: 12 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-50085-4Published: 12 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 196
Topics: Personality and Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Sociology, general, Psychopathology, Poststructuralism, Psychoanalysis