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 is twofold: on the one hand, he applies
philosophical ideas, such as utilitarian versus duty-based ethical
models, to psychiatric practice. On the other hand, he subjects
clinical psychiatric phenomena, such as psychosis or the Kraepelin
nosology, to a conceptual analysis that is philosophically
informed. 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.
General
| Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2007 |
| First published: |
May 2007 |
| Authors: |
S. Nassir Ghaemi
(Professor and Director, Mood Disorders Program)
|
| Foreword by: |
Paul R McHugh
(Professor)
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8018-8630-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Other branches of medicine >
Psychiatry
|
| LSN: |
0-8018-8630-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780801886300 |
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