Patricia Deegan The Conspiracy Of Hope Summary
2. What does Patricia Deegan mean by the ‘Conspiracy of Hope’? What does she suggest is fundamental to the relationship between people who have been psychiatrically labeled and those who has not?
Patricia Deegan defines The Conspiracy of Hope as an individual’s or a collective groups’ fight against the sense of despairs that is brought on by mental illness. Ms Deegan further explains that this conspiracy of hope, is a practise that see the person beyond the illness and that it is a thought that people should no longer be defined by their illness. People that have mental illness are valuables, and can learn to be experts on their diagnosis and their treatment. They can be successful in their own path to recovery. The author believes if we change
Patricia Deegan defines The Conspiracy of Hope as an individual’s or a collective groups’ fight against the sense of despairs that is brought on by mental illness. Ms Deegan further explains that this conspiracy of hope, is a practise that see the person beyond the illness and that it is a thought that people should no longer be defined by their illness. People that have mental illness are valuables, and can learn to be experts on their diagnosis and their treatment. They can be successful in their own path to recovery. The author believes if we change