基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1998.
Full Description
Psychiatrists assert that mental illness is a physiological brain disorder. The anti-psychiatry movement refutes this on grounds of lack of evidence claiming that mental illness is socially defined. Len Bowers offers a rational, objective and philosophical critique of the theories of mental illness as a social construct and concludes that, though sometimes misguided, they cannot be wholly rejected. This critical scrutiny of a controversial and keenly-debated issue will be of interest to psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, sociologists and professionals in paramedical disciplines.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Deviance 3. Rules 4. Culture 5. Diagnosis 6. History 7. Politics *. Illness 9. Physiology 10. Social Construct Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
