Thomas Szasz (1960) suggested that the myth of 'mental illness' functions to 'render more palatable the bitter pill of moral conflict in human relations'. The medicalization of distress enables the mental health professions to manage the human suffering that they are confronted …
This concise and highly accessible book contains everything that parents and busy professionals need to know about ADHD. The author describes the spectrum of ADHD, the co-occurring symptoms, and common difficulties that parents face. The rest of the book focuses on solutions, ba…
Exploring the interactions of the various forces that contribute to psychopathology, this text acknowledges the importance of biology, behaviour, and psychological and social influences.
Exploring the interactions of the various forces that contribute to psychopathology, this text acknowledges the importance of biology, behaviour, and psychological and social influences.
Argues that American Holocaust discourse has a particular plot structure, characterized by a melodramatic conflict between good and evil and embodied in the core characters of victim/survivor and perpetrator, and that it provides the paradigm for representing personal experience…
This book provides a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of binge eating, which is characterized by the uncontrollable consumption of large amounts of food in a discrete time period. Written by experts on eating disorders, it first introduces the phenotype of bin…
This book presents an original approach to the study of psychiatry that is based on a justified epistemological position, which demands that both the natural and the human/social sciences are necessary in developing our understanding. Psychiatry as a medical specialism was const…
This title brings together a selection of international critiques on the role of ADHD in our society, looking at how diagnoses have increased and the reasons behind this. Topics range from genetics to social culture, offering a comprehensive overview of this area.
This is a student-focused introduction to Jung. Written by a leading expert and practising university teacher, you will get all the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in studying Jung.
