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Users and abusers of psychiatry : a critical look at psychiatric practice / Lucy Johnstone.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2000.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 298p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780415211567 (pbk.) :
  • 0415211557 (HB)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.8900941 JOH
LOC classification:
  • RC450.G7 J58 2000
Contents:
1. The Story of a Depressed Housewife--2. The Rescue Game--3. The Sick Role--4.The Treatment Barrier--5. Women\'s and Men\'s Role Problems and Psychiatry--6. The Professionals and Their Training-- 7. A Brief History of Psychiatry--8. Physical Treatments and the Role of the Drug Industry--9. Resistance in the System-- 10. Psychiatry and Wider Society-- 11. Pointers to the Future.
Summary: Using real life examples and her experience as a psychiatrist, Lucy Johnstone presents a critical account of the practice of psychiatry, arguing that the traditional way of treating mental breakdown can often exacerbate people's original difficulties.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 616.8900941 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 200123

Previous ed.: 1989.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Story of a Depressed Housewife--2. The Rescue Game--3. The Sick Role--4.The Treatment Barrier--5. Women\'s and Men\'s Role Problems and Psychiatry--6. The Professionals and Their Training-- 7. A Brief History of Psychiatry--8. Physical Treatments and the Role of the Drug Industry--9. Resistance in the System-- 10. Psychiatry and Wider Society-- 11. Pointers to the Future.

Using real life examples and her experience as a psychiatrist, Lucy Johnstone presents a critical account of the practice of psychiatry, arguing that the traditional way of treating mental breakdown can often exacerbate people's original difficulties.

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