Fads And Fallacies In Psychiatry

Author : Joel Paris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009245732
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry written by Joel Paris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines fads and fallacies in psychiatry, both past and present, in relation to diagnosis, treatment and research.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486131629
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fair, witty appraisal of cranks, quacks, and quackeries of science and pseudoscience: hollow earth, Velikovsky, orgone energy, Dianetics, flying saucers, Bridey Murphy, food and medical fads, and much more.

Author : Joel Paris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009245759
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry written by Joel Paris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the fads and fallacies, both past and present, that have plagued psychiatric diagnosis, treatments and research. It argues that such practices have led to an over-diagnosis of conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD and autism. It examines the over-treatment of psychiatric disorders with pharmaceuticals, and asks if neuroscience will actually hold the answers to the biggest questions in the field. Thoroughly updated in light of new research, this new edition addresses some of the more recent developments in psychiatry, including behavioural genetics, genome-wide association studies, and brain imaging. It looks at new advances in psychotherapies and argues for a broad biopsychosocial model. The book will inform psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, other mental health professionals, and medical students of the limits of mental health practice and the importance of adopting cautious conservatism and the principles of evidence-based practice.

Author : Joel Paris
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0197504272
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry written by Joel Paris and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book, now revised in a section edition, examines the problem of over-diagnosis in psychiatry, focusing on problems with current diagnostic systems. It will show that diagnosis is not always a good guide to treatment selection, and that diagnoses have bee expanded in scope to justify currently popular methods of pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy. The most important categories that are over-diagnosed are bipolar disorders, major depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The boundary of pathology and normality remains unclear. This edition will also discuss dimensional systems that are transdiagnostic, and show how over-diagnosis is linked to the practice of aggressive psychopharmacology"--

Author : Jaipreet Virdi
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022669075X
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hearing Happiness written by Jaipreet Virdi and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving together lyrical history and personal memoir, Virdi powerfully examines society’s—and her own—perception of life as a deaf person in America. At the age of four, Jaipreet Virdi’s world went silent. A severe case of meningitis left her alive but deaf, suddenly treated differently by everyone. Her deafness downplayed by society and doctors, she struggled to “pass” as hearing for most of her life. Countless cures, treatments, and technologies led to dead ends. Never quite deaf enough for the Deaf community or quite hearing enough for the “normal” majority, Virdi was stuck in aural limbo for years. It wasn’t until her thirties, exasperated by problems with new digital hearing aids, that she began to actively assert her deafness and reexamine society’s—and her own—perception of life as a deaf person in America. Through lyrical history and personal memoir, Hearing Happiness raises pivotal questions about deafness in American society and the endless quest for a cure. Taking us from the 1860s up to the present, Virdi combs archives and museums to understand the long history of curious cures: ear trumpets, violet ray apparatuses, vibrating massagers, electrotherapy machines, airplane diving, bloodletting, skull hammering, and many more. Hundreds of procedures and products have promised grand miracles but always failed to deliver a universal cure—a harmful legacy that is still present in contemporary biomedicine. Blending Virdi’s own experiences together with her exploration into the fascinating history of deafness cures, Hearing Happiness is a powerful story that America needs to hear. Praise for Hearing Happiness “In part a critical memoir of her own life, this archival tour de force centers on d/Deafness, and, specifically, the obsessive search for a “cure”. . . . This survey of cure and its politics, framed by disability studies, allows readers—either for the first time or as a stunning example in the field—to think about how notions of remediation are leveraged against the most vulnerable.” —Public Books “Engaging. . . . A sweeping chronology of human deafness fortified with the author’s personal struggles and triumphs.” —Kirkus Reviews “Part memoir, part historical monograph, Virdi’s Hearing Happiness breaks the mold for academic press publications.” —Publishers Weekly “In her insightful book, Virdi probes how society perceives deafness and challenges the idea that a disability is a deficit. . . . [She] powerfully demonstrates how cures for deafness pressure individuals to change, to “be better.” —Washington Post

Author : Joel Paris
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128114223
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stepped Care for Borderline Personality Disorder written by Joel Paris and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stepped Care for Borderline Personality Disorder: Making Treatment Brief, Effective, and Accessible synthesizes the latest research and treatment developments with an aim to make treatment for BPD more accessible to a wider range of patients. The book provides clinicians with innovative, brief and targeted intervention methods for the disorder, offering clinicians a vital guide to the management of patients who are difficult to treat. Acknowledging the early developmental roots of BPD, the book includes sections on BPD in adolescence, childhood precursors of the disorder, and other etiological considerations, also including a roadmap of potential pitfalls. Features brief and targeted methods of integrative treatment for BPD patients Makes treatment more accessible to a wider range of patients Provides clinicians and researchers with a review of the current BPD literature Acknowledges problems with, and provides solutions for, treatment access for BPD patients Addresses questions regarding the complex developmental trajectories of BPD Looks at diagnosis, etiology and stepped-care treatment of BPD

Author : Patricia Casey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108456340
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fish's Clinical Psychopathology written by Patricia Casey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and concise guide to help recognise the signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness in clinical care.

Author : Frank James Fish
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009372696
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fish's Clinical Psychopathology written by Frank James Fish and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-02 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and concise guide to help recognise the signs and symptoms of psychiatric illness in clinical care.

Author : Joel Vos
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1526492601
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mental Health in Crisis written by Joel Vos and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time of huge pressures on mental health services, this highly topical, broad-ranging and thought-provoking analysis of the mental health crisis examines the current challenges in mental health service delivery and access using a range of perspectives (political, economic, and cultural, organisational issues). It then puts forward a number of alternatives, reviewing both current and alternative initiatives, and exploring what is needed for a mentally healthy society.

Author : Joel Paris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197615767
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths of Trauma written by Joel Paris and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Trauma is a term that describes damage to the mind caused by a distressing life event. Traumatic events, in and of themselves, are most certainly not a myth. Some events, such as shootings or rapes, are particularly likely to provoke post-traumatic symptoms. We need not lose sight of the fact that highly adverse life events can trigger serious psychopathology"--