The Myth of Neuropsychiatry
Author: Donald Mender
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 1489960104
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The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness
Author: Stephen J. Wood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-10
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 0521862892
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes neuropsychological approaches to the investigation, description, measurement and management of a wide range of mental illnesses.
The Madness of Women
Author: Jane Professor Ussher
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011-03-28
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 1136656324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNominated for the 2012 Distinguished Publication Award of the Association for Women in Psychology! Why are women more likely to be positioned or diagnosed as mad than men? If madness is a social construction, a gendered label, as many feminist critics would argue, how can we understand and explain women's prolonged misery and distress? In turn, can we prevent or treat women’s distress, in a non-pathologising women centred way? The Madness of Women addresses these questions through a rigorous exploration of the myths and realities of women's madness. Drawing on academic and clinical experience, including case studies and in-depth interviews, as well as on the now extensive critical literature in the field of mental health, Jane Ussher presents a critical multifactorial analysis of women's madness that both addresses the notion that madness is a myth, and yet acknowledges the reality and multiple causes of women's distress. Topics include: The genealogy of women’s madness – incarceration of difficult or deviant women Regulation through treatment Deconstrucing depression, PMS and borderline personality disorder Madness as a reasonable response to objectification and sexual violence Women’s narratives of resistance This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of psychology, gender studies, sociology, women's studies, cultural studies, counselling and nursing.
New York Magazine
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Published: 1995-08-07
Total Pages: 112
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Dreams in Myth, Medicine, and Movies
Author: Sharon Packer MD
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2002-08-30
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0313012105
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCinema—invented just before psychoanalysis formally developed—primed the public and scholars to rethink ideas about dreams. The author describes how surrealist artists purposely applied Freudian dream theories to their art to make the public aware of modern ideas about dreams. Most of our current cultural consciousness about the psychological value of dreams is traced to classical and contemporary cinema. This work examines how residuals of past approaches to dreams make conceptions of dreams in psychoanalysis and science more complex than ever today. Scholars and students in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, cinema, medicine, and religion may find this volume useful. The book also examines academic psychiatry's increased emphasis in dream study on neuropsychiatry and psychopharmocology, as well as managed care's decreased compensation for dream therapy.
The Myth of Mental Illness
Author: Thomas S. Szasz
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2011-07-12
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 0062104748
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“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.
Thomas Szasz
Author: C. V. Haldipur
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2019-01-24
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 0192543229
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThomas Szasz wrote over thirty books and several hundred articles, replete with mordant criticism of psychiatry, in both scientific and popular periodicals. His works made him arguably one of the world's most recognized psychiatrists, albeit one of the most controversial. These writings have been translated into several languages and have earned him a worldwide following. Szasz was a man of towering intellect, sweeping historical knowledge, and deep-rooted, mostly libertarian, philosophical beliefs. He wrote with a lucid and acerbic wit, but usually in a way that is accessible to general readers. His books cautioned against the indiscriminate power of psychiatry in courts and in society, and against the apparent rush to medicalize all human folly. They have spawned an eponymous ideology that has influenced, to various degrees, laws relating to mental health in several countries and states. This book critically examines the legacy of Thomas Szasz - a man who challenged the very concept of mental illness and questioned several practices of psychiatrists. The book surveys his many contributions including those in psychoanalysis, which are very often overlooked by his critics. While admiring his seminal contribution to the debate, the book will also point to some of his assertions that merit closer scrutiny. Contributors to the book are drawn from various disciplines, including Psychiatry, Philosophy and Law; and are from various countries including the United States, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Some contributors knew Thomas Szasz personally and spent many hours with him discussing issues he raised in his books and articles. The book will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in matters of mental health, human rights, and ethics.
Hippocrates Cried
Author: Michael A Taylor
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2013-05-23
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0199948062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHippocrates Cried offers an eye-witness account of the decline of American psychiatry by an experienced psychiatrist and researcher. Arguing that patients with mental disorders are no longer receiving the care they need, Dr. Taylor suggest that modern psychiatrists in the U.S. rely too heavily on the DSM, a diagnostic tool that fails to properly diagnose many cases of mental disorder and often neglects important conditions or symptoms.
Assessing, Diagnosing, and Treating Serious Mental Disorders
Author: Edward H. Taylor
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 019532479X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book represents new advances in social work education, focusing on mental disorders as an interaction among neurobiology, genetics, and ecological social systems. It is suitable for courses in psychopathology, practice, and human behavior. By addressing neurobiology and environment students gain a knowledge of evidence-based individual, family, and community practice.
Your Drug May Be Your Problem
Author: Peter Breggin
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Published: 2007-09-07
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 073821180X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen first published in 1999, Your Drug May Be Your Problem was ahead of its time. The only book to provide an uncensored description of the dangers involved in taking every kind of psychiatric medication, it was also the first and only book to explain how to safely stop taking them. In the time elapsed, there have been numerous studies suggesting or proving the dangers of some psychiatric medications and even the FDA now acknowledges the problems; more studies are under way to determine their long-term and withdrawal effects. In the meantime, this book continues to be ever relevant and helpful. Fully updated to include study results and new medications that have come to market, Your Drug May Be Your Problem will help countless readers exert control over their own psychiatric treatment.
