Lydia Sapouna

Lydia Sapouna

Lydia Sapouna is a Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Ireland. Her teaching, research and community contributions are primarily in the area of critical mental health, education and practice. She is very interested in the politics of mental health and the role of social activism in changing power imbalances in mental health systems.

Lydia, along with her fellow editor Harry Gijbels, played a key role in the establishment of the Critical Voices Network Ireland and are co-organisers of the annual Critical Perspectives in Mental Health conference at University College Cork.

Books by Lydia Sapouna

Lydia Sapouna

Inside Out, Outside In: transforming mental health practices

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Human distress has historically been understood and responded to almost exclusively either as a biological disorder or a psychological deficit. This has led to the development of powerful structures, ‘mental health systems’, that have dominated thinking and practice around mental health and been controlled by the psychiatric profession.  Despite widespread recognition that such systems are often ineffective…

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