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A revised edition of Madness Explained, Richard Bentall''s groundbreaking classic on mental illness

In Madness Explained, leading clinical psychologist Richard Bentall shatters the modern myths that surround psychosis. Is madness purely a medical condition that can be treated with drugs? Is there a clear dividing line between who is sane and who is insane? For this revised edition, he adds new material drawing on the recent advances in molecular genetics, new studies of the role of environment in psychosis, and important discoveries on early symptoms preceding illness, among other important developments in our understanding.

''Madness Explained is a substantial, yet highly accessible work. Full of insight and humanity, it deserves a wide readership.'' Sunday Times

''Will give readers a glimpse both of answers to their own problems, and to questions about how the mind works'' Independent Magazine

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Madness Explained

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 29 April 2004
      ISBN-13 9780140275407
      978-0140275407
      ISBN-10 0140275401
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      Clinical psychology Psychiatry Politics, Philosophy & Society Abnormal psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A revised edition of Madness Explained, Richard Bentall''s groundbreaking classic on mental illness

      In Madness Explained, leading clinical psychologist Richard Bentall shatters the modern myths that surround psychosis. Is madness purely a medical condition that can be treated with drugs? Is there a clear dividing line between who is sane and who is insane? For this revised edition, he adds new material drawing on the recent advances in molecular genetics, new studies of the role of environment in psychosis, and important discoveries on early symptoms preceding illness, among other important developments in our understanding.

      ''Madness Explained is a substantial, yet highly accessible work. Full of insight and humanity, it deserves a wide readership.'' Sunday Times

      ''Will give readers a glimpse both of answers to their own problems, and to questions about how the mind works'' Independent Magazine

      Richard P. Ben

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