Models of Madness 2nd Edition.

Models of Madness 2nd Edition.

Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called 'schizophrenia'? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable?This second ed...

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Main Author: Read, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
Subjects:
Schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia > Social aspects.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia > Social aspects
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Summary:Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called 'schizophrenia'? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable?This second edition of Models of Madness challenges those who hold to simplistic, pessimistic and often damaging theories and treatments of madness. In particular it challenges beliefs that madness can be explained without reference to social causes and challenges the excessive preoccupation with chemical.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:1299685323
9781299685321
1134054955
9781134054954
041557952X
9780415579520
0415579538
9780415579537
020352716X
9780203527160
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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