Psychiatry Reconsidered: From Medical Treatment to Supportive UnderstandingPsychiatry suffers a lot of criticism, not least from within its own scientifically founded medical world. This book provides an account of mental health difficulties and how they are generally addressed in conventional medical circles, alongside critical reviews of the assumptions underpinning them to encourage more humanitarian perspectives. |
Contents
Misunderstandings of Diagnosis | |
The Medicines of Psychiatry | |
Psychopharmacology Reconsidered | |
Psychotherapy | |
Public Service Psychiatry as it Really | |
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Psychiatry Reconsidered: From Medical Treatment to Supportive Understanding H. Middleton Limited preview - 2015 |
Psychiatry Reconsidered: From Medical Treatment to Supportive Understanding H. Middleton No preview available - 2014 |
Psychiatry Reconsidered: From Medical Treatment to Supportive Understanding H. Middleton No preview available - 2015 |
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