Psychiatry Reconsidered: From Medical Treatment to Supportive Understanding

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.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues, Psychology > Psychopathology, Psychiatry > Psychopharmacology, Psychiatry, PSYCAS, Mental health