Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Traditional Psychiatric Practice - Couverture souple

Johnstone, Lucy

 
9780415028400: Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Traditional Psychiatric Practice

Synopsis

Lucy Johnstone's book provides a brave and highly critical account of the day to day practice of traditional psychiatry. The first part uses case histories to illustrate how this approach can often be more harmful than helpful. In the second part she sets the medical model approach in a broader context, looking at the training of professionals, the history of the medical profession in psychiatry, and the role of the drug industry. Finally, she examines the role of psychiatry in society, arguing that its main function is one of social control.

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9780415028394: Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Traditional Psychiatric Practice

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ISBN 10 :  0415028396 ISBN 13 :  9780415028394
Editeur : Routledge, 1989
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