The bipolar spectrum diagnosis or fad?
In the 1970s, author Joel Paris was one of the first doctors in his hospital to prescribe lithium to a psychiatric patient. In the wake of the drug's success, both in that case and countless others, why this book? As Dr. Paris' historical examination of bipolar diagnosis and critique of th...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
Routledge
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798232806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Bipolar Spectrum : Diagnosis or Fad?; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part I : Concepts; 1. The Bipolar Diagnosis; 2. "Diagnostic Creep" in the Bipolar Spectrum; 3. Affective Instability; Part II : Disorders; 4. Differential Diagnosis of Unstable Mood; 5. Bipolarity and Personality Disorders; 6. Bipolarity and Childhood Behavioral Disorders; Part III : Implications; 7. How Psychiatric Fads Develop; 8. The Impact of Overdiagnosis; References; Index
