The Slightest Attachment: When Psychiatric Spaces Enact Affinities

While the disciplinary architecture of hospitals has long prevailed in psychiatry, many care teams now work in smaller structures, within communities. Ariane d'Hoop explores one of these places: Drawing on fieldwork in a psychiatric day center for teenagers, she traces how spatial arrangements matter in the care practice. From a corner in which one can withdraw, to a kitchen inviting to hang around, or displayed artworks that pique one's curiosity, caregivers use the material environment to stir up the slightest affinity from teenagers. This study thus expands our idea of what attachment is, and makes us more able to recognize the subtle dynamics between care, things, and spaces. With a preface by Jeannette Pols.

Author: Ariane D'Hoop
Publisher: Transcript Publishing
Published: 05/23/2023
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d
ISBN13: 9783837665567
ISBN10: 3837665569
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Disease & Health Issues
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning