This book explores the potential of specific photographic images for reflecting on experiences of mental disorders. Instead of lookingatphotographs of (people suffering from) mental disorders, this volume aspires to comprehend the complexities of such conditionsthroughphotographic lexicons, metaphors, and practices. For this book, a mental disorder is not to be seen as a dysfunction or impairment, but a state in which the sustaining balance of stable and unstable mind is unsettled, which may induce mental/bodily disturbances. The term “psychosomatic” refers to the interaction of the mind...
This book explores the potential of specific photographic images for reflecting on experiences of mental disorders. Instead of lookingatphotographs of...