Pathological Child Psychiatry and the Medicalization of Childhood

List of contents

On Becoming a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - A Personal Account. The Postmodern Landscape and Children's Mental Health. Science and Faith in Mental Health. Reversing the Form/Content Argument. Mental Health Power Hierarchies. Developing Multi-Perspective Approaches. The Case of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Changing My Practice - Incorporating Cultural Diversity and a Postmodern Perspective. The Future of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

About the author

Sami Timimi is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist who works full time in the NHS in Lincolnshire.

Summary

Uses a wide variety of sources to shape our understanding of childhood problems and how to deal with them, including the role of culture, beliefs, science, social hierarchy and power.

Product details

• Authors: Sami Timimi, Timimi Sami
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781583912157
• ISBN: 978-1-58391-215-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Weight: 430 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Psychiatrie, Pädiatrie, Klinische und Innere Medizin, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / Child & Adolescent, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy