Author : Chad Ripperger
Publisher :
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 2001-05-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780974541914
The first text in a series of books on the science of mental health based upon Thomistic theological and philosophical principles. The text includes a discussion of the various faculties of man and the natural law.
Author : Teresa L. Scheid
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 735 pages
File Size : 11,61 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521491940
The second edition of A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health provides a comprehensive review of the sociology of mental health. Chapters by leading scholars and researchers present an overview of historical, social and institutional frameworks. Part I examines social factors that shape psychiatric diagnosis and the measurement of mental health and illness, theories that explain the definition and treatment of mental disorders and cultural variability. Part II investigates effects of social context, considering class, gender, race and age, and the critical role played by stress, marriage, work and social support. Part III focuses on the organization, delivery and evaluation of mental health services, including the criminalization of mental illness, the challenges posed by HIV, and the importance of stigma. This is a key research reference source that will be useful to both undergraduates and graduate students studying mental health and illness from any number of disciplines.
Author : Daniel B. Morehead, M.D.
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 29,84 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1615373071
Dr. Morehead argues that it is time for a full-throated defense of mental health treatment, and that it falls to everyone, from medical and mental health professionals to the general public, to advocate on its behalf. He cogently lays out the science behind mental illness and mental health care, candidly discussing both what is known and what re
Author : Thomas S. Szasz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0062104748
“The landmark book that argued that psychiatry consistently expands its definition of mental illness to impose its authority over moral and cultural conflict.” — New York Times The 50th anniversary edition of the most influential critique of psychiatry every written, with a new preface on the age of Prozac and Ritalin and the rise of designer drugs, plus two bonus essays. Thomas Szasz's classic book revolutionized thinking about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices. By diagnosing unwanted behavior as mental illness, psychiatrists, Szasz argues, absolve individuals of responsibility for their actions and instead blame their alleged illness. He also critiques Freudian psychology as a pseudoscience and warns against the dangerous overreach of psychiatry into all aspects of modern life.
Author : Clifford Whittingham Beers
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Mental illness
ISBN :
Author : Richard J. McNally
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0674046498
Discusses the classification process for mental illness, examing the difficulty that practioners have of separating normal reactions to everyday stresses from true mental disorders, which involve recurring patterns of symptoms and behaviors.
Author : Steven E. Hyman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 43,55 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1136767568
First published in 2001. This is Volume 7 in a series of ten on the Science of Mental Health. One of the most challenging areas of behavioral research is the study of personality and personality disorders. The main challenge can be stated directly: it is difficult to know with certainty which personality traits are fundamental and which are complex elaborations of fundamental traits. This is a collection of works under the sections of Description, Epidemiology, Genes and Environment, Peers and Neighborhoods, Neurobiology and Behavior and Treatment.
Author : Harriet A. Washington
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 24,23 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0316277797
A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves. Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author Harriet Washington reveals that we can in fact "catch" mental illness. In Infectious Madness, Washington presents the new germ theory, which posits not only that many instances of Alzheimer's, OCD, and schizophrenia are caused by viruses, prions, and bacteria, but also that with antibiotics, vaccinations, and other strategies, these cases can be easily prevented or treated. Packed with cutting-edge research and tantalizing mysteries, Infectious Madness is rich in science, characters, and practical advice on how to protect yourself and your children from exposure to infectious threats that could sabotage your mental and physical health.
Author : Paul Jay Fink
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,30 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780880484053
This book is a collection of writings on how society has stigmatized mentally ill persons, their families, and their caregivers. First-hand accounts poignantly portray what it is like to be the victim of stigma and mental illness. Stigma and Mental Illness also presents historical, societal, and institutional viewpoints that underscore the devastating effects of stigma.
Author : Ian Dowbiggin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 37,7 MB
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1139498681
This is the story of one of the most far-reaching human endeavors in history: the quest for mental well-being. From its origins in the eighteenth century to its wide scope in the early twenty-first, this search for emotional health and welfare has cost billions. In the name of mental health, millions around the world have been tranquilized, institutionalized, psycho-analyzed, sterilized, lobotomized and even euthanized. Yet at the dawn of the new millennium, reported rates of depression and anxiety are unprecedentedly high. Drawing on years of field research, Ian Dowbiggin argues that if the quest for emotional well-being has reached a crisis point in the twenty-first century, it is because mass society is enveloped by cultures of therapism and consumerism, which increasingly advocate bureaucratic and managerial approaches to health and welfare.
