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Originally published in 1977, this book was written in response to demands for a textbook of psychiatry which was neither too theoretical, nor too simple. The early chapters provide a history of care and treatment, an introduction to psychological development and the unconscious mind, and an explanation of mental disorder and its causes.
List of contents
Preface. 1. Past and Present Care of the Mentally Ill 2. Human Development 3. Mental Mechanisms and the Unconscious Mind 4. The Concept of Mental Illness 5. The Causes of Mental Illness 6. The Neuroses 7. Functional Psychoses 8. Organic Psychoses 9. Psychopathic Disorder 10. Drug Dependence 11. Epilepsy 12. Mental Subnormality 13. Fringe Problems 14. Aggressive and Suicidal Behaviour 15. Institutionalism 16. The Treatment of Mental Illness 17. Rehabilitation. Index.
About the author
H. Snell was born in London and began teaching after seven years’ experience of nursing the mentally ill. At the time of publication, he was teaching pupil and student psychiatric nurses at Goodmayes Hospital, Essex. He was a member of the Panel of Examiners (Psychiatric) and a member of the Panel of Assessors (Psychiatric) of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales.
Summary
Originally published in 1977, this book was written in response to demands for a textbook of psychiatry which was neither too theoretical, nor too simple. The early chapters provide a history of care and treatment, an introduction to psychological development and the unconscious mind, and an explanation of mental disorder and its causes.
