Perspectives of Psychiatry

Name: Perspectives of Psychiatry
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ISBN: 9780801860461

ISBN-10: 0801860466

ISBN-13: 9780801860461

Edition: 2nd 1998

Authors: Paul R. McHugh, Phillip R. Slavney

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Substantially revised to include a wealth of new material, the second edition of this highly acclaimed work provides a concise, coherent introduction that brings structure to an increasingly fragmented and amorphous discipline. Paul R. McHugh and Phillip R. Slavney offer an approach that emphasizes psychiatry's unifying concepts while accommodating its diversity. Recognizing that there may never be a single, all-encompassing theory, the book distills psychiatric practice into four explanatory methods: diseases, dimensions of personality, goal-directed behaviors, and life stories. These perspectives, argue the authors, underlie the principles and practice of all psychiatry. With an…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health / Professional & Education
Publication date: 11/29/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Assessment and Explanation in Psychiatry



The Mind-Brain Problem and a Structure for Psychiatry



Factionalism: The Other Source of Disarray in Psychiatry



Classification in Psychiatry and the Method of DSM-IV



The Concept of Diseases



The Disease Perspective: Its Premises, History, Strengths, and Limitations for Psychiatry



The Disease Concept Exemplified by Psychiatric Conditions with Known Neuropathologies



The Disease Concept Applied to Psychiatric Conditions without Known Neuropathologies



Manic-Depression: A Disorder in the Affective Realm



Schizophrenia



The Concept of Dimensions



The Dimensional Perspective: Graded, Quantitative, Dispositional Distinctions



Mental Subnormality: Distinctions within a Dimensional Feature



Temperament, Affective Dimensions, and Personality Disorders



Emotions, Life Events, Traits of Temperament, and Treatment



The Concept of Behaviors



The Behavior Perspective



Characteristics of Motivated Behaviors



The Causes of Behavioral Disorders



Treatment Principles for Behavioral Disorders



Bulimia Nervosa: A Behavior Treated through Stages of Change



Hysteria



Suicide



The Concept of Life Stories



The Life-Story Perspective



The Application of the Life-Story Perspective in Practice: Power, Process, and Pitfalls



Practical Implications



Practical Implications of the Perspectives



Integrative Summary



Reliability and Validity: The Processes of Verification


Notes


Index