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A Philosophical Critique of Co-Existing Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges

Pain Comes First – Drugs Come Later

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Palgrave Macmillan


Paru le : 2026-01-08



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This book is a philosophical inquiry into psychological and emotional pain—specifically, the pain experienced by those who live with mental distress and use substances to cope. It challenges how society misreads this pain, reducing it to diagnoses, deviance, or dysfunction. Drawing on critical realism, phenomenology, and lived experience, the book argues that such pain is not a symptom to be silenced, but a form of knowledge an intelligent, if desperate, response to unliveable conditions. Addiction and mental distress are not separate problems, but co-emergent strategies for survival. Through historical critique, philosophical analysis, and empirical data, the book dismantles the concept of “dual diagnosis” and offers an alternative: the Layered Care Model (LCM). Rooted in justice and human dignity, the LCM reimagines care for people who use substances not despite their pain, but because of it. At its heart, the book asks: what if psychological pain comes first and everything else is a response to it?
Pages
236 pages
Collection
n.c
Parution
2026-01-08
Marque
Palgrave Macmillan
EAN papier
9783032131799
EAN PDF
9783032131805
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
2
Nombre pages imprimables
23
Taille du fichier
5294 Ko
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Prix
126,59 €
EAN EPUB
9783032131805
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
2
Nombre pages imprimables
23
Taille du fichier
1505 Ko
Ce livre est accessible aux handicaps Voir les informations sur l'accessibilité
Prix
126,59 €

Simon Bratt, PhD, is a senior mental health social worker, researcher, and lecturer. His work explores co-existing mental health and substance use through the lens of justice, dignity, and philosophical care, challenging how systems respond to human suffering.

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