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Classifying Madness
Rachel Cooper
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Description for Classifying Madness
Hardback. "The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", more commonly known as the "DSM", is published by the American Psychiatric Association and aims to list and describe all mental disorders. This book offers a sustained philosophical critique of the "DSM" that addresses these concerns. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
This book is about the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, more commonly known as the D.S.M. The D.S.M. is published by the American Psychiatric Association and aims to list and describe all mental disorders. Within its pages can be found diagnostic criteria for types of depression, types of schizophrenia, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, phobias, sleeping disorders, and so on. Also included are less familiar, and more controversial, conditions: Mathematics Disorder, Caffeine Intoxication, Nicotine Dependence, Nightmare Disorder. It must be admitted that the D.S.M. is not an exciting read. Its pages follow a standard format: Each disorder has a ... Read more
This book is about the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, more commonly known as the D.S.M. The D.S.M. is published by the American Psychiatric Association and aims to list and describe all mental disorders. Within its pages can be found diagnostic criteria for types of depression, types of schizophrenia, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, phobias, sleeping disorders, and so on. Also included are less familiar, and more controversial, conditions: Mathematics Disorder, Caffeine Intoxication, Nicotine Dependence, Nightmare Disorder. It must be admitted that the D.S.M. is not an exciting read. Its pages follow a standard format: Each disorder has a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402033445
SKU
V9781402033445
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99-15
Reviews for Classifying Madness
From the reviews: “Cooper’s Classifying Madness is an important text in the context of these recent works and a useful addition to the broader, more interdisciplinary, philosophy of psychiatry literature. … Its strengths are its straight-forward presentation, clear focus, and sensible reasoning. … The book will be accessible and of interest to a wide audience of philosophers of science, ... Read more