The Political Economy of the Mental Health System: A Marxist Analysis

The present paper analyses the functions of the mental health system in relation to the economic organisation of society, using concepts derived from Marx’s work on political economy and building on previous critiques. The analysis starts from the position that mental health problems are not equival...

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Main Author: Joanna Moncrieff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.771875/full