The New Laws of Psychology - Redefining Mental Illness

This controversial new book describes how human behaviour - thoughts, emotions, actions and mental health - can be largely explained if we understand how people make sense of their world and how that framework of understanding has been learned. In this ground-breaking book, Peter Kinderman, presents a simple, but radical new model of mental well-being. Published following the publication of the new edition of the controversial, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the author challenges notions such as 'mental illness' and 'abnormal psychology' as old-fashioned, demeaning and invalid, and argues that diagnoses such as 'depression' and 'schizophrenia' are unhelpful. Kinderman argues that one consequence of our current obsession with a medical approach to human well-being and distress, is that human problems are too often merely diagnosed and treated, rather than understood. Witten by an expert in his field, and accessible to all those interested in and affected by mental health issues, The New Laws of Psychology will change the way we define mental illness forever.

About the author

Peter Kinderman is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Head of the Institute of Psychology, Health and Society at the University of Liverpool.He is a former member of the Department of Health's Mental Health Advisory Board and is currently a member of the Office for National Statistics' Technical Advisory Group for the measurement of national well-being. Peter is also a consultant to the BBC Headroom campaign and has contributed to several broadcasts in the field of mental health, most notably hosting a two-episode Horizon piece exploring the invalidity of diagnosis.

Summary

A controversial and ground-breaking new popular science title which looks at how 'mental illness' needs to be completely redefined.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Kinderman, Professor PeteR Kinderman
• Publisher: Robinson Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2014
• EAN: 9781780336008
• ISBN: 978-1-78033-600-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 211 mm x 216 mm x 21 mm
• Series: Tom Thorne Novels
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; MEDICAL / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, MEDICAL / Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Depression