The Concepts of Psychiatry: A Pluralistic Approach to the Mind and Mental Illness

by S. Nassir Ghaemi

Book Overview

Because most psychiatric illnesses are complex phenomena, no single method or approach is sufficient to explain them or the experiences of persons who suffer from them. In The Concepts of Psychiatry S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D. argues that the discipline of psychiatry can therefore be understood best from a pluralistic perspective. Grounding his approach in the works of Paul McHugh, Phillip Slavney, Leston Havens, and others, Ghaemi incorporates a more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801886309
• ISBN13: 9780801886300
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 8.9"