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The Concepts of Psychiatry: A Pluralistic Approach to the Mind and Mental Illness
S. Nassir Ghaemi
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Paperback. This book will be of interest to professionals and students in psychiatry, as well as psychologists, social workers, philosophers, and general readers who are interested in understanding the field of psychiatry and its practices at a conceptual level. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Because most psychiatric illnesses are complex phenomena, no single method or approach is sufficient to explain them or the experiences of persons who suffer from them. In The Concepts of Psychiatry S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D. argues that the discipline of psychiatry can therefore be understood best from a pluralistic perspective. Grounding his approach in the works of Paul McHugh, Phillip Slavney, Leston Havens, and others, Ghaemi incorporates a more explicitly philosophical discussion of the strengths of a pluralistic model and the weaknesses of other approaches, such as biological or psychoanalytic theories, the biopsychosocial model, or eclecticism. Ghaemi's methodology ... Read more
Because most psychiatric illnesses are complex phenomena, no single method or approach is sufficient to explain them or the experiences of persons who suffer from them. In The Concepts of Psychiatry S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D. argues that the discipline of psychiatry can therefore be understood best from a pluralistic perspective. Grounding his approach in the works of Paul McHugh, Phillip Slavney, Leston Havens, and others, Ghaemi incorporates a more explicitly philosophical discussion of the strengths of a pluralistic model and the weaknesses of other approaches, such as biological or psychoanalytic theories, the biopsychosocial model, or eclecticism. Ghaemi's methodology ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801886300
SKU
V9780801886300
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About S. Nassir Ghaemi
S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., M.P.H., is director of the Bipolar Disorder Research Program at Emory University School of Medicine.
Reviews for The Concepts of Psychiatry: A Pluralistic Approach to the Mind and Mental Illness
Ghaemi raises dozens of thought-provoking questions in the midst of his tour through the concepts of psychiatry.
John Z. Sadler, M.D. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2005 This interesting and well-written volume can both enhance the reader's conceptual approach to understanding psychiatry and assist the reader's avoidance of dogmatism on the one hand and conceptual 'glibness' on the ... Read more
John Z. Sadler, M.D. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2005 This interesting and well-written volume can both enhance the reader's conceptual approach to understanding psychiatry and assist the reader's avoidance of dogmatism on the one hand and conceptual 'glibness' on the ... Read more