The Medical Model in Mental Health

The Medical Model in Mental Health
Author: Ahmed Samei Huda
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2019-05-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0192534092

Many published books that comment on the medical model have been written by doctors, who assume that readers have the same knowledge of medicine, or by those who have attempted to discredit and attack the medical practice. Both types of book have tended to present diagnostic categories in medicine as universally scientifically valid examples of clear-cut diseases easily distinguished from each other and from health; with a fixed prognosis; and with a well-understood aetiology leading to disease-reversing treatments. These are contrasted with psychiatric diagnoses and treatments, which are described as unclear and inadequate in comparison. The Medical Model in Mental Health: An Explanation and Evaluation explores the overlap between the usefulness of diagnostic constructs (which enable prognosis and treatment decisions) and the therapeutic effectiveness of psychiatry compared with general medicine. The book explains the medical model and how it applies in mental health, assuming little knowledge or experience of medicine, and defends psychiatry as a medical practice.

The Validity of Psychiatric Diagnosis

The Validity of Psychiatric Diagnosis
Author: Lee N. Robins
Publisher: Raven Press (ID)
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1989
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Derived from the 1988 annual meeting of the Association (place not specified). Contributors review conceptual issues, longitudinal consistency, descriptive consistency, evidence from family studies, laboratory tests and treatment response. The final section considers future directions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Psychiatric Diagnosis Revisited

Psychiatric Diagnosis Revisited
Author: Stijn Vanheule
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2017-02-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 331944669X

This book explores the purpose of clinical psychological and psychiatric diagnosis, and provides a persuasive case for moving away from the traditional practice of psychiatric classification. It discusses the validity and reliability of classification-based approaches to clinical diagnosis, and frames them in their broader historical and societal context. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is used across the world in research and a range of mental health settings; here, Stijn Vanheule argues that the diagnostic reliability of the DSM is overrated, built on a limited biomedical approach to mental disorders that neglects context, and ultimately breeds stigma. The book subsequently makes a passionate plea for a more detailed approach to the study of mental suffering by means of case formulation. Starting from literature on qualitative research the author makes clear how to guarantee the quality of clinical case formulations.

Alternative Perspectives on Psychiatric Validation

Alternative Perspectives on Psychiatric Validation
Author: Peter Zachar
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2015
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199680736

In this edited volume a group of leading thinkers in psychiatry, psychology, and philosophy offer alternative perspectives that address both the scientific and clinical aspects of psychiatric validation, emphasizing throughout their philosophical and historical considerations.

Clinical Psychopharmacology

Clinical Psychopharmacology
Author: S. Nassir Ghaemi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2018-12-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199995508

Clinical Psychopharmacology offers a comprehensive guide to clinical practice that explores two major aspects of the field: the clinical research that exists to guide clinical practice of psychopharmacology, and the application of that knowledge with attention to the individualized aspects of clinical practice. The text consists of 50 chapters, organized into 6 sections, focusing on disease-modifying effects, non-DSM diagnostic concepts, and essential facts about the most common drugs. This innovative book advocates a scientific and humanistic approach to practice and examines not only the benefits, but also the harms of drugs. Providing a solid foundation of knowledge and a great deal of practical information, this book is a valuable resource for practicing psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, medical students and trainees in psychiatry, as well as pharmacists.

Common Mental Health Disorders

Common Mental Health Disorders
Author: National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Great Britain)
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2011
Genre: Health services accessibility
ISBN: 9781908020314

Bringing together treatment and referral advice from existing guidelines, this text aims to improve access to services and recognition of common mental health disorders in adults and provide advice on the principles that need to be adopted to develop appropriate referral and local care pathways.

Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry

Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry
Author: Joel Paris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2020
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0197504272

Diagnosis in psychiatry -- DSM and its discontents -- Over-diagnosis and overtreatment -- Science, philosophy and diagnosis -- How "major" is major depression? -- The boundaries of bipolarity -- PTSD and trauma -- ADHD and attention -- Personality and personality disorder -- Other disorders in which over-diagnosis is a risk -- Transdiagnostic approaches -- The rise of aggressive psychopharmacology -- How do we know what is normal? -- Where do we go from here?