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The late Professor Michael Shepherd was one of the most eminent and respected international figures in psychiatry. His contributions to the field in general were enormous but it is probably in epidemiological and social psychiatry that his work has had the greatest influence.
Originally published in 1989, this volume of essays, written specifically in Professor Shepherd's honour, is concerned with the scientific approach to epidemiological psychiatry. The distinguished contributors, many of whom were close colleagues or former students, were drawn from a conspicuously wide range of scientific disciplines, medical and non-medical, and their contributions reflect the far-reaching applications of epidemiological methods to mental health problems.
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Foreword 1 Gerald Russell Foreword 2 Norman Sartorius General Introduction Paul Williams, Greg Wilkinson and Kenneth Rawnsley Section 1: The Scientific Principles of Epidemiological and Social Enquiry in Psychiatry Introduction Historical Origins. The Social Sciences. Quantitative Methods. Section 2: Epidemiological Studies of Mental Disorder Introduction Charting Historical Trends. Completing the Clinical Picture of Disease and the Delineation of New Syndromes. Identification of Causal Factors and the Computation of Individual Morbid Risks. Section 3: The Evaluation of Psychiatric Intervention Introduction Specific Treatment Approaches. Service Organization. Section 4: The International Perspective Introduction Section 5: The Scientific Approach to Epidemiological and Social Psychiatry: The Contribution of Michael Shepherd Name Index. Subject Index.
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Paul Williams, Greg Wilkinson, Kenneth Rawnsley
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The late Professor Michael Shepherd was one of the most eminent and respected international figures in psychiatry. His contributions to the field in general were enormous but it is probably in epidemiological and social psychiatry that his work has had the greatest influence.
Originally published in 1989, this volume of essays, written specifically in Professor Shepherd’s honour, is concerned with the scientific approach to epidemiological psychiatry. The distinguished contributors, many of whom were close colleagues or former students, were drawn from a conspicuously wide range of scientific disciplines, medical and non-medical, and their contributions reflect the far-reaching applications of epidemiological methods to mental health problems.
