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Creating Mental Illness (Paperback, 2nd 2001, 2003 ed.)
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Creating Mental Illness (Paperback, 2nd 2001, 2003 ed.)
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In this timely and provocative critique of modern psychiatry, Allan
V. Horwitz examines current conceptions of mental illness as a
disease. He argues that this notion fits only a small number of
serious psychological conditions, and that most conditions
currently regarded as mental illness are cultural constructions,
normal reactions to stressful social circumstances, or simply forms
of deviant behavior. According to Horwitz, the formulation of
mental illness as disease benefits various interest groups,
including mental health researchers and clinicians, prescriptive
drug manufacturers, and mental health advocacy groups, all of whom
promote disease-based models. Presenting case studies in maladies
such as hysteria, multiple personality disorder, and depression, he
examines the major causes and treatments of mental illness, paying
special attention to the use of pharmaceuticals. While biologically
based causes and treatments fit some of the entities formulated,
Horwitz finds that more often than not, social responses offer far
more suitable remedies.
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