Belonging, Therapeutic Landscapes, and Networks: Implications for Mental Health Practice

Ezra Griffith

Jun 2018 · Routledge

About this ebook

Why are certain places perceived to be therapeutic, to make people feel better about life, about themselves, and about their bodies? Could there be environmental, individual, societal, and attachment factors that come together in the healing process in both traditional and non-traditional landscapes? This observation is particularly important and has implications for the understanding of both healing and disruption in the lives of individuals. In Belonging, Therapeutic Landscapes, and Networks, Dr. Griffith examines factors that influence the intersection of health and place, one’s sense of belonging, and the constructing of therapeutic spaces that minimize psychosocial disruption in our daily lives.

About the author

Dr. Ezra Griffith, MD is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and African-American Studies at Yale University. In 2001, the Morehouse School of Medicine conferred on him its Doctor of Science degree, Honoris Causa. Dr. Griffith has published widely, with over 140 publications of academic articles, commentaries, and books. He has also carried out significant scholarship over the years in medical anthropology. In 2010, the American Psychiatric Association presented him its Isaac Ray Award for his distinguished achievements in forensic psychiatry. He delivered the Isaac Ray Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. In March 2012, he was a visiting professor at the University of Florida, College of Medicine; and in September 2012, he was the Steinberg Visiting Professor of Psychiatry and the Law at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He has been recently lecturing on medical ethics and on the organizational problems of diversity and inclusion.