Psychiatry Reconsidered: From Medical Treatment to Supportive Understanding

Middleton, H.

Psychiatry suffers a lot of criticism, not least from within its own scientifically founded medical world. This book provides an account of mental health difficulties and how they are generally addressed in conventional medical circles, alongside critical reviews of the assumptions underpinning them to encourage more humanitarian perspectives.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-05-28

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137411365

DOI: 10.1057/9781137384904

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 249