Beyond the Disease Model of Mental Disorders

Name: Beyond the Disease Model of Mental Disorders
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ISBN: 9780275970987

ISBN-10: 0275970981

ISBN-13: 9780275970987

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Authors: Donald Kiesler

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Kiesler's Beyond the Disease Model of Mental Disorder goes beyond recent volumes which argue that psychotropic medications are being overused and abused in contemporary mental health settings. Elliott Valenstein, for example, an emeritus professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Michigan, recently argues that people should be highly suspicious of the claim that all mental illness is primarily a biochemical disorder. In his 1998 book, Blaming the Brain: The Truth about Drugs and Mental Health, Valenstein does not argue that drugs never work or that patients should discontinue taking medication. Valenstein's central point, instead, is that drugs do not attack the real…

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List price: $45.00
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 10/30/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



What Causes Mental Disorders?


The Biomedical Answer Understanding Mental Disorders: Definitions and Causes


The ""American Way"" of Understanding Mental Disorders: The Biomedical Model Dissatisfaction with the Biomedical Model within Medicine and Psychiatry


What Causes Mental Disorders?


The Scientific Evidence


Scientific Evidence Invalidates the Biomedical Model: Findings from Behavioral Genetics


Scientific Evidence Invalidates the Environmental Model: Findings from Psychological Research


Scientific Evidence: Stressful Events Affect the Development and Onset of Mental Disorders


What Causes Mental Disorders?


The Multicausal Biopsychosocial Answer Biopsychosocial Risk and Protective Factors in Mental Disorders


Toward Valid Understanding of Mental Disorders: Multicausal, Biopsychosocial Theories Implications of Multicausal Theories for the Science and Disciplines of Psychopathology


Appendix


Indexes