UID:
edocfu_9958093329202883
Format:
1 online resource (226 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-58726-0
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0-415-17002-8
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1-134-58727-9
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1-280-02335-X
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0-203-36122-9
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9786610023356
Content:
Psychiatrists assert that mental illness is a physiological brain disorder. The anti-psychiatry movement refutes this on grounds of lack of evidence claiming that mental illness is socially defined. Len Bowers offers a rational, objective and philosophical critique of the theories of mental illness as a social construct and concludes that, though sometimes misguided, they cannot be wholly rejected. This critical scrutiny of a controversial and keenly-debated issue will be of interest to psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, sociologists and professionals in paramedical disciplines.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Deviance; Chapter 3 Rules; Chapter 4 Culture; Chapter 5 Diagnosis; Chapter 6 History; Chapter 7 Politics; Chapter 8 Illness; Chapter 9 Physiology; Chapter 10 Social construct; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-203-37798-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-22777-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203361221
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