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Hippocrates cried : the decline of American psychiatry /

Hippocrates Cried offers an eye-witness account of the decline of American psychiatry by an experienced psychiatrist and researcher. Arguing that patients with mental disorders are no longer receiving the care they need, Dr. Taylor suggest that modern psychiatrists in the U.S. rely too heavily on th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, Michael Alan, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Hippocrates Cried offers an eye-witness account of the decline of American psychiatry by an experienced psychiatrist and researcher. Arguing that patients with mental disorders are no longer receiving the care they need, Dr. Taylor suggest that modern psychiatrists in the U.S. rely too heavily on the DSM, a diagnostic tool that fails to properly diagnose many cases of mental disorder and often neglects important conditions or symptoms. American psychiatry has come to reflect simplistic algorithms forged by pharmaceutical companies, rather than true scientific methodology. Few professionals hav.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 272 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199948079
0199948070
129955928X
9781299559288