284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
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The exact definition of "madness" remains elusive. There are difficulties in distinguishing the criminal from the mad or, more euphemistically, the mentally ill. Controversy has centered on the frightening potential possessed by the state to deprive of his rights the individual officially classified as mad. In this book, Wing, a psychiatrist of international repute, argues for a limited medical... Read more
Preface Introduction to the Transaction edition By David Mechanic 1. The meaning of madness 2. Medical models 3. The hierarchy of psychiatrics disorders 4. Schizophrenia 5. Alternatives and complements to medical models 6. Psychiatry and political dissent 7. Services for the mentally ill 8. The traditions of medicine References Index
Biography
J. K. Wing
