Lawrie Reznek

The Philosophical Defence of Psychiatry (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

By first analysing the arguments of psychiatry's critics and the philosophical ideas of such thinkers as Freud, Eysenck, Laing, Szasz, Sedgwick and Foucault and by then providing answers to the many contentious and diverse questions raised, Dr. Reznek aims to establish a philosophical defence of the theory and practice of psychiatry. As both a qualified philosopher and psychiatrist, the author is exceptionally p[laced to undertake the examination of a subject which has hitherto remained untackled. It will be easily accessible to a wide variety of non-specialists as well. It will be of specific interest to those involved in the practice of philosophy, psychiatry, clinical psychology, social work and psychiatric nursing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134959884
• Artikelnr.: 42718753

Autorenporträt

Lawrie Reznek

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION: PSYCHIATRY IN CRISIS The clash of paradigms
The idea of a paradigm
Psychiatry is not a normal science
1 THE MEDICAL PARADIGM The medical paradigm explained
The virtues of the medical paradigm
Challenges to the medical paradigm
2 SIGMUND FREUD AND THE PATHOLOGIZING OF NORMALITY The essentialist fallacy
The continuum fallacy
The naturalistic fallacy
The psychodynamic paradigm
3 HANS EYSENCK AND THE NORMALIZING OF NEUROSIS Learning to be neurotic
Re-educating an illness
The behavioural paradigm. 4 RONALD LAING AND THE RATIONALIZING OF MADNESS Madness is method. The insane society. Laingian paradigms. 5 THOMAS SZASZ AND THE PHYSICALIZING OF DISEASE The dualist fallacy
The organic fallacy
The malfunction fallacy
The computer fallacy
The objective fallacy
The voluntary argument
The game-playing paradigm
6 PETER SEDGWICK AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ILLNESS Inventing disease
The spectre of cultural relativism
7 THOMAS SCHEFF AND THE LABELLING OF DEVIANCE Strong labelling theory
Weak labelling theory
Values and relativity. 8 MICHEL FOUCAULT AND THE CIVILIZING OF MADNESS Standard psychiatric history
Foucauldian history
9 PARADIGMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS
A taxonomy of paradigms
A unified view
The sophisticated medical paradigm 10 THE NATURE OF MENTAL ILLNESS Ethics and nosology
The definition of mental illness
Controversial cases
Boundaries 11 IS PSYCHIATRY A SCIENCE? What is a science? The observation base
Psychiatric explanation
Methodology 12 PSYCHIATRY AND RESPONSIBILITY Mental illness and responsibility
The existence of evil 13 THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHIATRY Involuntary hospitalization
Imposing our values CONCLUSION: THE NATURE OF PSYCHIATRY