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Philosophical issues in psychiatry. III, The nature and sources of historical change /
Psychiatry has long struggled with the nature of its diagnoses. The problems raised by questions about the nature of psychiatric illness are particularly fascinating because they sit at the intersection of philosophy, empirical psychiatric/psychological research, measurement theory, historical tradi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | International perspectives in philosophy and psychiatry.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Psychiatry has long struggled with the nature of its diagnoses. The problems raised by questions about the nature of psychiatric illness are particularly fascinating because they sit at the intersection of philosophy, empirical psychiatric/psychological research, measurement theory, historical tradition and policy. In being the only medical specialty that diagnoses and treats mental illness, psychiatry has been subject to major changes in the last 150 years. This book explores the forces that have shaped these changes and especially how substantial ""internal"" advances in our knowledge of the. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (401 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191038853 0191038857 9780191792984 0191792985 0198725973 9780198725978 9780191792977 0191792977 0191038865 9780191038860 |