Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia (The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1583919066 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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J. R. Clarke said If you work with schizophrenia then read this book. I work with people diagnosed schizophrenic and intensely dislike the hopelessness engendered by this label and by the medical model treatment of these individuals. I also feel frustrated at the way medication is accepted as the key intervention for this condition despite its poor record at bringing about recovery.Expect to feel very uncomfortable as you read the extensive research that deconstructs what you have been taught (and come to accept as true) a. Guilherme Canta said Integrative Treatments for Psychotic Disorders. Book edited by Integrative Treatments for Psychotic Disorders Book edited by 3 renowned specialists in the field of psychological treatments for Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders: John Read, PhD - Clinical Psychologist, specialist in the subject of childhood trauma and psychosis (emerging and very relevant research subject) and editor of the Scientific Journal Psychosis Making Sense of Madness (International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses); the late Loren Mosh. renowned specialists in the field of psychological treatments for Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders: John Read, PhD - Clinical Psychologist, specialist in the subject of childhood trauma and psychosis (emerging and very relevant research subject) and editor of the Scientific Journal Psychosis Making Sense of Madness (International Society for the Psychological Treatments of the Schizophrenias and Other Psychoses); the late Loren Mosh. Megan Levy said Four Stars. Very helpful in approaching and understanding the person's deep suffering under the grip of a psychosis diagnosis.
it covers."- Lynne Huddleston in Manawatu Standard, 10 July 2004"This is mandatory reading for all psychiatrists. "Essential reading for all those involved with the mental health system, this book is apowerful, scholarly, up-to-date critique of biological approaches to madness and the role of the pharmaceutical industry, together with well presented and refreshing analyses of psychological and social approaches."- Terence McLaughlin, Mental Health Today, November 2004"This is a wonderful book. Are we totally on the wrong tra
This book forms part of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Psychoses series edited by Brian Martindale.. Models of Madness shows that hallucinations and delusions are understandable reactions to life events and circumstances rather than symptoms of a supposed genetic predisposition or biological disturbance. International contributors:* critique the 'medical model' of madness* examine the dominance of the 'illness' approach to understanding madness from historical and economic perspectives* document the role of drug companies * outline the alternative to drug based solutions* identify the urgency and possibility of prevention of madness. Models of Madness promotes a more humane and effective response to treating severely distressed people that will prove essential reading for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists and of great in