A Century for Psychiatry

Modern psychiatry is based on the experiences and research of many psychiatrists, neurologists, neuropathologists and pharmacologists over the past 100 years. This historical account of psychiatry over the last century is therefore a timely publication of real interest to all psychiatrists and mental health professionals. It covers important developments in the recognition understanding and treatment of psychiatric disorders, and includes biographies of many of the psychiatrists pioneering these advances. The impact of psychiatry on society its culture and politics is discussed in detail. This is an invaluable reference resource on the history of psychiatry. Its comprehensive design, with consistent structure and use of sidebar headings ensures readability and accessibility. Features: * Organisation of the text is partly chronological and part thematic, so that readers can more easily use it selectively.
* Technical jargon has been avoided as much as possible, with a writing style that will suit readers who do not have English as their first language * Contributions from a group of over 70 international group of authors from a diverse range of disciplines - psychiatry, psychology, nursing, psychoanalysis, history, epidemiology social administration and sociology