Models of madness psychological, social, and biological approaches to psychosis
Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called 'schizophrenia'? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable? This second e...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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East Sussex ; New York, N.Y. :
Routledge
2013.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis book series.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009797942306719 |
| Summary: | Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called 'schizophrenia'? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable? This second edition of Models of Madness challenges those who hold to simplistic, pessimistic and often damaging theories and treatments of madness. In particular it challenges beliefs that madness can be explained without reference to social causes and challenges the excessive preoccupation with chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions as causes of human misery, including the conditions that are given the name 'schizophrenia'. -- Publisher. |
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| Item Description: | First edition published in 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 422 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134055029 9780415579537 9780203527160 9781134054954 |
