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Concepts of Psychiatry by S. Nassir Ghaemi & Paul R. McHugh
A Pluralistic Approach to the Mind and Mental Illness
The author argues that the complexity of psychiatric illnesses means that psychiatry is best understood from a pluralistic perspective. Grounding his approach in the works of Paul McHugh and others, Ghaemi incorporates a philosophical discussion of the strengths of a pluralistic model.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 this book, S. Nassir Ghaemi argues that the discipline of psychiatry can therefore best be understood 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. The book should 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. |
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| Author(s) : S. Nassir Ghaemi & Paul R. McHugh | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0801873770 | ISBN-13 : 9780801873775 |
| RRP : £33.50 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 30/10/2003
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page Length : 384mm
Page Size : 229mm