{"product_id":"madness-bureaucracy-and-gender-in-mumbai-india-narratives-from-a-psychiatric-hospital-9781805390688","title":"Madness, Bureaucracy and Gender in Mumbai, India: Narratives from a Psychiatric Hospital","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThis ethnography examines the management of madness in a regional mental hospital in India, exploring the intersection of psychiatric, bureaucratic, gendered, and queer narratives in and around the institution. It aims to reconcile social anthropology and psychiatry by examining their different approaches to 'mad narratives.' \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 328 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 September 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegional mental hospitals in India are widely seen as remnants of colonialism, in need of significant reform. Over the past two decades, there has been a growing debate surrounding the mistreatment of patients, corruption, and inadequate quality of mental health care within these institutions. This ethnographic study delves into the management of madness within one such asylum-like institution, situated within the backdrop of national transformation and the global mental health movement. The author examines the interplay and consequences of psychiatric, bureaucratic, gendered, and queer narratives within and around the hospital. Furthermore, the author aims to bridge the gap between social anthropology and psychiatry by critically analyzing their differing approaches to \"mad narratives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegional mental hospitals in India are widely seen as remnants of colonialism, in need of significant reform. Over the past two decades, there has been a growing debate surrounding the mistreatment of patients, corruption, and inadequate quality of mental health care within these institutions. This ethnographic study delves into the management of madness within one such asylum-like institution, situated within the backdrop of national transformation and the global mental health movement. The author examines the interplay and consequences of psychiatric, bureaucratic, gendered, and queer narratives within and around the hospital. Furthermore, the author aims to bridge the gap between social anthropology and psychiatry by critically analyzing their differing approaches to \"mad narratives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegional mental hospitals in India are widely seen as remnants of colonialism, in need of significant reform. Over the past two decades, there has been a growing debate surrounding the mistreatment of patients, corruption, and inadequate quality of mental health care within these institutions. This ethnographic study delves into the management of madness within one such asylum-like institution, situated within the backdrop of national transformation and the global mental health movement. The author examines the interplay and consequences of psychiatric, bureaucratic, gendered, and queer narratives within and around the hospital. Furthermore, the author aims to bridge the gap between social anthropology and psychiatry by critically analyzing their differing approaches to \"mad narratives.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegional mental hospitals in India are widely seen as remnants of colonialism, in need of significant reform. Over the past two decades, there has been a growing debate surrounding the mistreatment of patients, corruption, and inadequate quality of mental health care within these institutions. 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