Description
Book SynopsisIn Psychiatric Polarities, their examination of these conflicts demonstrates how a methodological approach can help to resolve disagreements rooted in partisan commitments.
Trade ReviewA brief and gracefully written set of essays about a few of the philosophical controversies that have shaped current psychiatric thought... The authors appear to wish to give psychiatry back its 'soul,' and they make a strikingly cogent case that this is a necessary step in its reconstruction. Hospital and Community Psychiatry [I]t is essential to revisit the fundamental thinking that underlies psychiatry. The clearly written, carefully detailed chapters of Polarities provide an essential foundation in satisfying this need. The American Journal of Psychiatry
Table of ContentsPreface
Part 1 The Ambiguity of Psychiatry
1. Psychiatry's Domain
2. Mind & Brain
Part 2 Attempting ot Dea with Ambiguity
3. Explanation & Understanding
4. Conscious & Unconscious
Part 3 Implications of Ambiguity for the Conduct of Psychiatrists
5. Hebraic & Hellenic
6. Patient & Client
7. Autonomy & Paternalism
Part 4 Conclusion
8. The Ambiguity of Psychiatry
Notes
Index
