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The Perspectives of Psychiatry

Paul R. McHugh, M.D., and Phillip R. Slavney, M.D.
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Substantially revised to include a wealth of new material, the second edition of this highly acclaimed work provides a concise, coherent introduction that brings structure to an increasingly fragmented and amorphous discipline. Paul R. McHugh and Phillip R. Slavney offer an approach that emphasizes psychiatry's unifying concepts while accommodating its diversity. Recognizing that there may never be a single, all-encompassing theory, the book distills psychiatric practice into four explanatory methods: diseases, dimensions of personality, goal-directed behaviors, and life stories. These...

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Substantially revised to include a wealth of new material, the second edition of this highly acclaimed work provides a concise, coherent introduction that brings structure to an increasingly fragmented and amorphous discipline. Paul R. McHugh and Phillip R. Slavney offer an approach that emphasizes psychiatry's unifying concepts while accommodating its diversity. Recognizing that there may never be a single, all-encompassing theory, the book distills psychiatric practice into four explanatory methods: diseases, dimensions of personality, goal-directed behaviors, and life stories. These perspectives, argue the authors, underlie the principles and practice of all psychiatry. With an understanding of these fundamental methods, readers will be equipped to organize and evaluate psychiatric information and to develop a confident approach to practice and research.

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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Assessment and Explanation in Psychiatry
Chapter 1. The Mind-Brain Problem and a Structure for Psychiatry
Chapter 2. Factionalism: The Other Source of Disarray in

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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Assessment and Explanation in Psychiatry
Chapter 1. The Mind-Brain Problem and a Structure for Psychiatry
Chapter 2. Factionalism: The Other Source of Disarray in Psychiatry
Chapter 3. Classification in Psychiatry and the Method of DSM-IV
Part II: The Concept of Diseases
Chapter 4. The Disease Perspective: Its Premises, History, Strengths, and Limitations for Psychiatry
Chapter 5. The Disease Concept Exemplified by Psychiatric Conditions with Known Neuropathologies
Chapter 6. The Disease Concept Applied to Psychiatric Conditions Without Known Neuropathologies
Chapter 7. Manic-Depression: A Disorder in the Affective Realm
Chapter 8. Schizophrenia
Part III: The Concept of Dimensions
Chapter 9. The Dimensional Perspective: Graded, Quantitative, Dispositional Distinctions
Chapter 10. Mental Subnormality: Distinctions Within a Dimensional Feature
Chapter 11. Temperament, Affective Dimensions, and Personality Disorders
Chapter 12. Emotions, Life Events, Traits of Temperament, and Treatment
Part IV: The Concept of Behaviors
Chapter 13. The Behavior Perspective
Chapter 14. Characteristics of Motivated Behaviors
Chapter 15. The Causes of Behavioral Disorders
Chapter 16. Treatment Principles for Behavioral Disorders
Chapter 17. Bulimia Nervosa: A Behavior Treated Through Stages of Change
Chapter 18. Hysteria
Chapter 19. Suicide
Part V: The Concept of Life Stories
Chapter 20. The Life-Story Perspective
Chapter 21. The Application of the Life-Story Perspective in Practice: Power, Process, and Pitfalls
Part VI: Practical Implications
Chapter 22. Practical Implications of the Perspectives
Chapter 23. Integrative Summary
Appendix: Reliability and Validity: The Process of Verification
Notes
Index

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Paul R. McHugh, M.D.

Paul R. McHugh, M.D., is the Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, the former director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the coauthor of The Perspectives of Psychiatry, also available from Johns Hopkins. He was selected by President George W. Bush to sit on the Presidential Council on Bioethics and by the U.S...
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Phillip R. Slavney, M.D.

Phillip R. Slavney, M.D., is the Eugene Meyer III Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is the author of Psychiatric Dimensions of Medical Practice, coeditor of The Primary Care Physician's Guide to Common Psychiatric and Neurologic Problems, and coauthor of The Perspectives of Psychiatry, all available from Johns Hopkins.
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