Schizophrenia - A Scientific Delusion?

Informationen zum Autor Mary Boyle is Professor of Clinical Psychology, and Head of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. She has worked as an NHS Clinical Psychologist and her previous publications include the first edition of Schizophrenia: A Scientific Delusion? (1990) and Rethinking Abortion: Psychology, Gender, Power and Law (1997). Klappentext First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung When first published, this volume made a very significant contribution to the debates on the concepts of schizophrenia and mental illness. This second edition provides a critical analysis of the debates since the 1990s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Evaluating the validity of 'schizophrenia'; Chapter 2 The background; Chapter 3 The necessary conditions for inferring schizophrenia; Chapter 4 The official correspondence rules for inferring schizophrenia; Chapter 5 The official correspondence rules for inferring schizophrenia; Chapter 6 Genetic research; Chapter 7 Supporting and maintaining 'schizophrenia'; Chapter 8 Living without 'schizophrenia';

Product details

• Authors: Mary Boyle, Boyle Mary
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.02.2002
• EAN: 9780415227186
• ISBN: 978-0-415-22718-6
• No. of pages: 374
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; MEDICAL / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / History, Psychotherapy