{"product_id":"9783030865405","title":"Psychiatry From Its Historical and Philosophical Roots to the Modern Face","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePsychiatry\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Its Historical and Philosophical Roots to the Modern Face\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKonstantinos N. Fountoulakis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Psychiatry \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book was the end product of life experiences, thoughts and intellectual wanderings of the author, who through his career and for the last twenty years was always serving all the three aspects of a Psychiatrist: He is a clinician, a researcher and an academic teacher. The book includes a comprehensive history of Psychiatry since antiquity and until today, with an emphasis not only on main events but also specifically and with much detail and explanations, on the chain of events that led to a particular development. At the center of this work is the question ‘What is mental illness?’ and ‘Does free will exist?’. These are questions which tantalize Psychiatrists, neuroscientists, psychologists, philosophers, patients and their families and the sensitive and educated lay persons alike. Thus, the book includes a comprehensive review and systematic elaboration on the definition and the concept of mental illness, a detailed discussion on the issue of free will as well as the state ofthe art of contemporary Psychiatry and the socio-political currents it has provoked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally the book includes a description of the academic, social and professional status of Psychiatry and Psychiatrists and a view of future needs and possible developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA last moment addition was the chapter on conspiracy theories, as a consequence of the experience with the social media and the public response to the COVID-19 outbreak which coincided with the final stage of the preparation of the book. Their study is an excellent opportunity to dig deep into the relation among human psychology, mental health, the society and politics and to swim in intellectually dangerous waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKonstantinos N. Fountoulakis, \u003c\/b\u003eMD, is Professor of Psychiatry at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, in Thessaloniki, Greece. He served as a medical officer in the Greek Armed forces and retired with the rank of major, and was a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neuropsychiatry, at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Dr. Fountoulakis’ areas of clinical and research interest are reflected in the topics that he teaches: general psychiatry, biological psychiatry, psychopharmacology, mood disorders, schizophrenia and personality disorders. He is an active member of a number of national and international professional organizations, peer referee for the Cochrane Collaboration and especially active with the International College of Neuro-Psychopharmacology (CINP). In 2009, he was appointed member and in 2012-4 chair of the Greek Ministry of Health Committee for the Administrative, Economic and Scientific Supervision of the Mental Health Units of the deinstitutionalization project. In 2013, he was appointed chair of the Independent Committee of Experts for the Assessment of Mental Health Services of the Greek Ministry of Health. He chairs the ISNP and since 2006, he has served in the board of a number of Sections of the World Health Organization (WPA) to which is a honorary member since 2014. Dr. Fountoulakis is Editor in Chief of \u003ci\u003eAnnals of General Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e and served as Section Editor of \u003ci\u003eCurrent Opinion in Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e. He has coauthored more than 350 papers delivered to congresses and more than 250 of them are published in international journals such as the \u003ci\u003eLANCET\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBMJ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAm J Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBiological Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Affective Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSchizophrenia Research\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychiatry Research\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBipolar Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eAnnals of General Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e among others, with over 10,000 citations and h=49 (Google Scholar). He authored or co-authored a number of chapters in books including the Mood disorders chapter for the Wiki project of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). He has authored the book \u003ci\u003eBipolar Disorders: An Evidence-Based Guide to Manic Depression\u003c\/i\u003e (Springer-Verlag, 2015) and co-edited the ‘Advances in Psychiatry vol III’ (Springer 2018). He has received a number of national and international research awards, including the 2012 Kraepelin-Alzheimer medal of the University of Munich and the 2015 Excellence in Education Award of the WFSBP.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 November 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer International Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783030865405\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e619\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52358069354636,"sku":"9783030865405","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030865405.jpg?v=1786589785","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030865405","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}