The Reality of Mental Illness - Cambridge University Press - Image 1

£42.75

Cambridge University Press The Reality of Mental Illness - Cambridge University Press

Name: The Reality of Mental Illness - Cambridge University Press
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Price: 42.75 GBP
Availability: InStock

Other Branches of Medicine

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

£43 today · previous high £43 · all-time low £42

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 54 days • 54 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 54 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £42 (46 days, 85.2%)

Price range: £42 - £43

Price levels: 2 different prices over 54 days

Description

Explore a deep examination of psychiatric science in The Reality of Mental Illness from Cambridge University Press. This book provides a direct response to the antipsychiatry movement and thinkers like Laing, Foucault, Goffman, Szasz, and Bassaglia. While some argue that mental illness is simply socially deviant behavior or a tool of capitalist repression, this work presents a different perspective. By utilizing evidence from historical and transcultural studies, the text demonstrates that mental illness has been recognized across all cultures throughout history. It moves beyond social theories to explore the medical and philosophical foundations used in psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. This book is an essential resource for those looking to understand the scientific basis of psychiatry and the historical reality of mental health conditions across the globe.

Key Features

Provides a direct response to the theories of prominent antipsychiatrists including Laing, Foucault, and Szasz.

Uses evidence from historical and transcultural studies to validate the existence of mental illness across different eras.

Examines the medical and philosophical foundations behind psychiatric diagnosis and treatment methods.

Offers a scholarly perspective on the debate regarding social deviance versus clinical mental health conditions.

Demonstrates how mental illness has been recognized in all cultures since the beginning of history.

Product Specifications

Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: paperback
ASIN: 0521337615
Category: Books > Subjects > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Medical & Healthcare Practitioners > Other Branches of Medicine
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 06 May 2009
Listed Since: 26 September 2005

Barcode

No barcode data available

Cambridge University Press The Reality of Mental Illness - Cambridge University Press

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Philosophical issues in psychiatry Iii: The Nature And Sources Of Historical Change (International Perspectives In Philosophy And Psychiatry)

The Medical Model in Mental Health: An Explanation and Evaluation

Researching Persons with Mental Illness: 30 (Applied Social Research Methods)

Naturalism, Interpretation, and Mental Disorder (International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry)

BETWEEN SANITY AND MADNESS: Mental Illness from Ancient Greece to the Neuroscientific Era

Decriminalizing Mental Illness

Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Study (Social Problems and Social Issues)

The Chronically Mentally Ill: Research and Services

Psychiatry: Past, Present, And Prospect

Global Mental Health: Anthropological Perspectives: 02 (Anthropology and Global Public Health)

Understanding Troubled Minds: A Guide to Mental Illness and its Treatment

The Insanity of Place / The Place of Insanity: Essays on the History of Psychiatry (Routledge Studies in Cultural History)

Mental Disorders Around the World: Facts and Figures from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Mental Illness, Human Rights and the Law

Mental Illness: Law and Public Policy: Law And Public Policy (Philosophy And Medicine): 5

Mental health and social problems: A Social Work Perspective

Fundamentals of Clinical Psychiatry: A Practical Handbook

Mental Health and Social Problems: A Social Work Perspective

The Medical Basis of Psychiatry

Mental Health Law: Major Issues: 4 (Perspectives in Law & Psychology, 4)

Clinical Skills in Psychiatric Treatment (Cambridge Clinical Guides)

Mental Health Research and Practice: From Evidence to Experience

Preventing Mental Illness: Past, Present and Future (Mental Health in Historical Perspective)

The History of Mental Symptoms: Descriptive Psychopathology since the Nineteenth Century