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Author |
: Dr John Read |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 489 |
Release |
: 2013-06-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134055029 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134055021 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Models of Madness by : Dr John Read
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 imbalances and genetic predispositions as causes of human misery, including the conditions that are given the name 'schizophrenia'. This edition updates the now extensive body of research showing that hallucinations, delusions etc. are best understood as reactions to adverse life events and that psychological and social approaches to helping are more effective and far safer than psychiatric drugs and electroshock treatment. A new final chapter discusses why such a damaging ideology has come to dominate mental health and, most importantly, how to change that. Models of Madness is divided into three sections: Section One provides a history of madness, including examples of violence against the ‘mentally ill’, before critiquing the theories and treatments of contemporary biological psychiatry and documenting the corrupting influence of drug companies. Section Two summarises the research showing that hallucinations, delusions etc. are primarily caused by adverse life events (eg. parental loss, bullying, abuse and neglect in childhood, poverty, etc) and can be understood using psychological models ranging from cognitive to psychodynamic. Section Three presents the evidence for a range of effective psychological and social approaches to treatment, from cognitive and family therapy to primary prevention. This book brings together thirty-seven contributors from ten countries and a wide range of scientific disciplines. It provides an evidence-based, optimistic antidote to the pessimism of biological psychiatry. Models of Madness will be essential reading for all involved in mental health, including service users, family members, service managers, policy makers, nurses, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychoanalysts, social workers, occupational therapists, art therapists.
Author |
: John Read |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 398 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781583919064 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1583919066 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Models of Madness by : John Read
Models of Madnessshows 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 interest to all those who work in the mental health service. This book forms part of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Psychoses series edited by Brian Martindale.
Author |
: Miriam Siegler |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1976 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0060904925 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780060904920 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Models of Madness, Models of Medicine by : Miriam Siegler
Author |
: Jim Geekie |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 189 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780415461955 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0415461952 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Making Sense of Madness by : Jim Geekie
This book argues that the experience of 'madness' is an integral part of what it is to be human, and that greater focus on subjective experiences can contribute to professional understandings and ways of helping those troubled by these experiences.
Author |
: Dr John Read |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 449 |
Release |
: 2013-06-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134054954 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134054955 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Models of Madness by : Dr John Read
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 imbalances and genetic predispositions as causes of human misery, including the conditions that are given the name 'schizophrenia'. This edition updates the now extensive body of research showing that hallucinations, delusions etc. are best understood as reactions to adverse life events and that psychological and social approaches to helping are more effective and far safer than psychiatric drugs and electroshock treatment. A new final chapter discusses why such a damaging ideology has come to dominate mental health and, most importantly, how to change that. Models of Madness is divided into three sections: Section One provides a history of madness, including examples of violence against the ‘mentally ill’, before critiquing the theories and treatments of contemporary biological psychiatry and documenting the corrupting influence of drug companies. Section Two summarises the research showing that hallucinations, delusions etc. are primarily caused by adverse life events (eg. parental loss, bullying, abuse and neglect in childhood, poverty, etc) and can be understood using psychological models ranging from cognitive to psychodynamic. Section Three presents the evidence for a range of effective psychological and social approaches to treatment, from cognitive and family therapy to primary prevention. This book brings together thirty-seven contributors from ten countries and a wide range of scientific disciplines. It provides an evidence-based, optimistic antidote to the pessimism of biological psychiatry. Models of Madness will be essential reading for all involved in mental health, including service users, family members, service managers, policy makers, nurses, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychoanalysts, social workers, occupational therapists, art therapists.
Author |
: Richard P Bentall |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 656 |
Release |
: 2003-06-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780141909325 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0141909323 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Madness Explained by : Richard P Bentall
Today most of us accept the consensus that madness is a medical condition: an illness, which can be identified, classified and treated with drugs like any other. In this ground breaking and controversial work Richard Bentall shatters the myths that surround madness. He shows there is no reassuring dividing line between mental health and mental illness. Severe mental disorders can no longer be reduced to brain chemistry, but must be understood psychologically, as part of normal behaviour andhuman nature. Bentall argues that we need a radically new way of thinking about psychosis and its treatment. Could it be that it is a fear of madness, rather than the madness itself, that is our problem?
Author |
: William F. Bynum |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 314 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0415323843 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415323840 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Anatomy of Madness by : William F. Bynum
Author |
: Spandler, Helen |
Publisher |
: Policy Press |
Total Pages |
: 366 |
Release |
: 2015-06-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781447314578 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1447314573 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis Madness, Distress and the Politics of Disablement by : Spandler, Helen
An exploration of the relationship between madness, distress and disability, bringing together leading scholars and activists from Europe, North America, Australia and India.
Author |
: John Read |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 398 |
Release |
: 2004-08-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135445089 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135445087 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Models of Madness by : John Read
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 interest to all those who work in the mental health service. This book forms part of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Psychoses series edited by Brian Martindale.
Author |
: Phyllis Chesler |
Publisher |
: Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages |
: 462 |
Release |
: 2018-09-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781641600392 |
ISBN-13 |
: 164160039X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Women and Madness by : Phyllis Chesler
Feminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly fifty years since its first publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this landmark book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology. Now back in print, this completely revised and updated edition adds perspectives on eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychology, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation, and more.