Psychiatric diagnosis : challenges and prospects /
Psychiatric diagnosis is one of the most important topics within the broad field of psychiatry. Clear, accurate definitions of the various disorders are essential for clinicians around the world to be confident that they are classifying patients in the same way, thereby enabling comparisons of treat...
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| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2009.
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| Series: | WPA series, evidence and experience in psychiatry.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Psychiatric Diagnosis: Challenges and Prospects; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; SECTION I CONCEPTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND HEALTH ACROSS THE WORLD; 1 Historical Roots of the Concept of Mental Illness; 2 Philosophical Perspectives on Health, Illness and Clinical Judgement in Psychiatry and Medicine; 3 Culture and Mental Illness: Social Context and Explanatory Models; 4 Quality of Life in Illness and Health; 5 Recovery and Resilience; 6 Positive Health and Health Promotion: The WPA Institutional Programme of Psychiatry for the Person in a European Public Health Perspective.
