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Epistemic Justice in Mental Healthcare = Recognising Agency and Promoting Virtues Across the Life Span

This open access book explores epistemic justice in mental healthcare, bringing together perspectives from psychologists, psychiatrists, philosophers, activists, and lived experience researchers. Through eight chapters, authors identify threats to the agency of people who hear voices, experience depression, have psychotic symptoms, live with dementia, are diagnosed with personality disorders, and face serious mental health issues while receiving palliative care. Considering the power asymmetries in clinical interactions, where patients are vulnerable and healthcare professionals are uniquely placed to offer support, this book reaffirms the importance of recognizing patients as agents and collaborators. Topics covered include trust in the therapeutic relationship, dignity at the end of life, the social dimension of health, stigma in an acute ward, the harm caused by biases and stereotypes, the role of clinical communication, and the promise of digital health. Students, academic researchers, practitioners, as well as mental health charities will benefit from this timely collection.

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: Palgrave Macmillan Cham., 2025

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XVII, 160 hlm; ill., lamp.,

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English

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9783031688812

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text

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computer

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other (computer)

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1

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Social justice
Equality and Human Rights

Nursing Ethics,
Clinical Psychology,
Patient Guide
Health Care Management,

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This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access Discusses mental health issues in youth and elderly, addressing threats to epistemic justice in each life stage Advocates for patients’ involvement as a key tool to reach epistemic justice in mental healthcare Features entries from clinicians, psychologists, lived experience advisors, and philosophers

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Lisa Bortolotti

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https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-68881-2

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68881-2

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