Belonging, therapeutic landscapes and networks : implications for mental health practice

chapter 1 Theorizing Belonging, Therapeutic Landscapes, and Networks On Belonging2 -- chapter 2 The Home Landscape -- chapter 3 The Work Landscape -- chapter 4 Sacred Spaces -- chapter 5 Travel and Migration -- chapter 6 Prisons and Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals -- chapter 7 Leisure and Citizenship Groups -- chapter 8 Conclusion.

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 (Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and African-American Studies at Yale University) 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.