Israel W. Charny

A Democratic Mind (eBook, ePUB)

Psychology and Psychiatry with Fewer Meds and More Soul

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Democratic Mind: Psychology and Psychiatry with Fewer Meds and More Soul focuses on how an individual lives one's life, and on the extent of harm that an individual can inflict on oneself or others. In this book, Charny provides a new lens for treating real people rather than offering treatments that alleviate symptoms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498561402
• Artikelnr.: 48791674

Autorenporträt

I.W. Charny is retired professor of psychology and family therapy at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword, by Allen Frances, M.D.
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Coming Back Home from the Study of Genocide to Everyday
Psychopathology
and PsychotherapyPart I: Applying the Concept of Democratic Mind to
Treating Emotional Disorders, Breakdowns of Relationships and Disorders of
Evil
Chapter 1: Democratic Mind: A Different Lens for Understanding and Treating
for Psychological Health
Chapter 2: Understanding Totalitarian Meanings in Relationship Disorders
and Psychopathology
Part II: Psychological Health, the Woes of DSM, and Multiple Schools of
Therapy
Chapter 3: Psychological Health: Protecting and Improving the Quality of
Life: My Own Life and the Lives of Others
Chapter 4: A Basic Question for Psychiatry and Psychology: How Much Can We
Try to Cure the Mind through the Body?
Chapter 5: DSM-Thinking is Oblivious to the Human Condition: Returning
Psychiatry to the Unconscious, Human Relationships, and Value Choices
Chapter 6: The Wisdom and Tools of Multiple Schools of Psychotherapy
Afterword
Appendix: Prescriptions for a Free and Democratic Mind
Bibliography