Psychiatry: A Very Short Introduction

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Explaining what psychiatry is and what it does, this work looks at the major illnesses and how they are treated, and outlines a brief history of the subject, focusing on the controversies that have inevitably surrounded it - from political abuse to the very existence or otherwise of both mental illness and 'normality'. Abstract: Explains what psychiatry is and what it does. This book looks at the major illnesses and how they are treated, and outlines a brief history of the subject, focusing on the controversies that have inevitably surrounded it - from political abuse to the very existence or otherwise of both mental illness and 'normality'.  Read more... Content: 1. What is Psychiatry? 2. Asylums and the origins of psychiatry 3. Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy 4. The move into the community 5. Psychiatry under attack - inside and out 6. Open to abuse 7. Into the 21st Century Further reading