
Prescriptions for the Mind
A Critical View of Contemporary Psychiatry
Joel Paris(Autor*in)
Oxford University Press Inc
2. Auflage
Erschienen am 22. Juli 2025
Buch
Softcover
320 Seiten
978-0-19-775394-1 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Prescriptions for the Mind has been revised from its first edition in light of new developments in research and practice over the last 15 years. (These updates involve changes of 50% in the text). The book will be a critical assessment of where psychiatry stands today, as a science, and as a method of treatment. While the text acknowledges the triumphs of psychiatry, it takes a critical view of what is known, what is unknown, and what ideas and practices are most likely to stand the test of time. Its conclusions will be rooted in the principles of evidence-based psychiatry. It shows that both drugs and psychotherapy need to be prescribed with their limitations in mind.
The book will combine findings from many disciplines to develop an interactive biopsychosocial model of mental disorders. It will show that a purely biological perspective, as well as a purely psychosocial perspective, can lead to bad treatment choices. Its overall message about mental disorders is to think interactively. These principles are then applied to a wide range of categories of psychopathology (psychoses, mood disorders, PTSD, personality disorders), as well as how they can be applied to the practice of psychiatry, in both pharmacological therapies and psychotherapies.
The book will combine findings from many disciplines to develop an interactive biopsychosocial model of mental disorders. It will show that a purely biological perspective, as well as a purely psychosocial perspective, can lead to bad treatment choices. Its overall message about mental disorders is to think interactively. These principles are then applied to a wide range of categories of psychopathology (psychoses, mood disorders, PTSD, personality disorders), as well as how they can be applied to the practice of psychiatry, in both pharmacological therapies and psychotherapies.
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Auflage
2nd Revised edition
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Editions-Typ
Überarbeitete Ausgabe
Produkt-Hinweis
Broschur/Paperback
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Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 142 mm
Dicke: 23 mm
Gewicht
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-775394-1 (9780197753941)
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Person
Joel Paris, MD, was born in New York City, but has spent most of his life in Canada. He obtained an MD from McGill University, where he also trained in psychiatry. Dr. Paris has been a member of the McGill psychiatry department since 1972, and served as Department Chair from 1997 to 2007. Dr. Paris' research interest is in borderline personality disorder. He is an educator who has won awards for his teaching.
Autor*in
Professor of Psychiatry EmeritusProfessor of Psychiatry Emeritus, McGill University
Inhalt
Introduction
Part I: Models
1. Neuroscience and Psychiatry
2. Psychotherapy and Psychiatry
Part II: Diagnosis
3. Diagnosis in Psychiatry
4. The Boundaries of Mental Disorders
5. Mood and Mental Illness
6. Psychiatry's Problem Children
7. Personality and Personality Disorders
Part III: Treatment
8. Evidence-Based Psychiatry
9. Psychiatric Drugs: Miracles and Limitations
10. Psychotherapies: Methods, Outcomes, and Accessibility
11. The Problem of Suicide
12. Psychiatry in Practice
Part IV: Outlook
13. Training Psychiatrists
14. Psychiatry and Society
15. The Future of Psychiatry
References
Part I: Models
1. Neuroscience and Psychiatry
2. Psychotherapy and Psychiatry
Part II: Diagnosis
3. Diagnosis in Psychiatry
4. The Boundaries of Mental Disorders
5. Mood and Mental Illness
6. Psychiatry's Problem Children
7. Personality and Personality Disorders
Part III: Treatment
8. Evidence-Based Psychiatry
9. Psychiatric Drugs: Miracles and Limitations
10. Psychotherapies: Methods, Outcomes, and Accessibility
11. The Problem of Suicide
12. Psychiatry in Practice
Part IV: Outlook
13. Training Psychiatrists
14. Psychiatry and Society
15. The Future of Psychiatry
References