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List of contents
Preface, Eileen Gambrill.
Introduction, S. A. Kirk & S. D. Einbinder.
I. Debates about Identifying Mental Disorders.
1. Is the Concept of Mental Disorder Culturally Relative?
Yes:, Laurence J. Kirmayer.
No:, Jerome C. Wakefield.
2. Are Personality Disorders Gender Biased?
Yes:, Lenore E. A. Walker.
No:, Thomas A. Widiger, Elizabeth Corbitt & Miriam Funtowicz.
3. Can Personalities Be Disordered?
Yes:, Roger D. Davis & Theodore Millon.
No:, Mark A. Mattaini.
4. Should Human Diagnosticians Be Replaced by Automated Diagnostic Systems?
Yes:, James G. Mazouea.
No:, Randolph A. Miller.
II. Debates about Understanding Mental Disorders.
5. Is Primary Prevention the Best Use of Funds Allocated for Mental Health Intervention?
Yes:, George W. Albee & Kimberly D. Ryan-Finn.
No:, Jack G. Wiggins, Jr.
6. Is Mental Illness a Cause of Homelessness?
Yes:, Irwin Garfinkel.
No:, James D. Wright.
7. Is the Emphasis on Genetics Distorting Our Approaches to Mental Disorders?
Yes:, Jill Littrell.
No:, Rita Beck Black.
III. Debates about Treating Mental Disorders.
8. Is Psychoanalytic Therapy Relevant for Public Mental Health Programs?
Yes:, Carl C. Bell.
No:, Bruce A. Thyer.
9. Should ECT Be Prohibited?
Yes:, Leonard Roy Frank.
No:, Susan L. McNeill & Andrea Ivanoff.
10. Should the Use of Neuroleptics Be Severely Limited?
Yes:, Peter R. Breggin.
No:, Steven A. Mitchell.
IV. Debates about Interprofessional Issues.
11. Is the Remedicalization of Psychiatry Good for the Mental Health Field?
Yes:, Robert O. Pasnau.
No:, David A. Levy.
12. Should Non-Physician Mental Health Professionals Be Allowed to Prescribe Medicine?
Yes:, Patrick H. DeLeon.
No:, Ronald W. Pies.
13. Are There Sufficient Foundations for Mental Health Experts to Testify in Court?
Yes:, Stanley L. Brodsky.
No:, David Faust.
14. Do Mental Health Professionals Basically Offer Clients the Same Service?
Yes:, Shirley Cooper.
No:, Carol H. Meyer.
V. Debates about Policy Issues.
15. Has Deinstitutionalization Failed?
Yes:, Ann Braden Johnson.
No:, Richard C. Surles.
16. Does the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Represent the Needs of All Families with Psychiatric Patients?
Yes:, Dale L. Johnson.
No:, Rae Unzicker.
17. Is Managed Care Good for Mental Health Clients?
Yes:, Kevin Corcoran.
No:, Carol A. Bernstein.
18. Should It Be Easier to Commit People Involuntarily to Treatment?
Yes:, Marvin S. Swartz and Thomas E. Sibert.
No:, Loren R. Mosher.
19. Have Mental Health Professionals Abandoned the Chronically Mentally Ill?
Yes:, Mary H. Castankuela.
No:, Vikki L. Vandiver.
