What is mental disorder? an essay in philosophy, science, and values

This new book by Derek Bolton tackles the problems involved in the definition and boundaries of mental disorder. It addresses two main questions regarding mental illness. Firstly, what is the basis of the standards or norms by which we judge that a person has a mental disorder - that the person'...

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מחבר ראשי: Bolton, Derek
מחברים אחרים: Derek Bolton
שפה:Undetermined
English
יצא לאור: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2008
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סיכום:This new book by Derek Bolton tackles the problems involved in the definition and boundaries of mental disorder. It addresses two main questions regarding mental illness. Firstly, what is the basis of the standards or norms by which we judge that a person has a mental disorder - that the person's mind is not working as it should, that their mental functioning is abnormal? Controversies about these questions have been dominated by the contrast between norms that are medical, scientific or natural, on the one hand, and social norms on the other. The norms that define mental disorder seem to belong to psychiatry, to be medical and scientific, but are they really social norms, hijacked and disguised by the medical profession?
תיאור פיזי:303 p.
ill.
24 cm
ISBN:0198565925
9780198565925