THE EDUCATION of a PSYCHIATRIST: Human Encounters in the Field of Vulnerability

Rethinks the status of bodies in a field that is meant to heal the mind and how institutions can shape the drama of psychiatric education. The Education of a Psychiatrist offers a fresh engagement with the challenges of learning a profession and building a practice in hospital settings often resistant to care. With astute analysis of works by both clinicians and critics of the field, such as Oliver Sacks and Michel Foucault, Sheila Harms …