Mary Boyle

Schizophrenia (eBook, PDF)

A Scientific Delusion?

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The idea of "schizophrenia" as a disease has become profoundly influential both within the medical profession and amongst the general public. This book challenges such ideas by offering a detailed critique of the origins and development of the concept and diagnosis of schizophrenia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000443066
• Artikelnr.: 62733826

Autorenporträt

Mary Boyle is Professor of Clinical Psychology, and Head of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. She has worked as an NHS Clinical Psychologist and her previous publications include the first edition of Schizophrenia: A Scientific Delusion? (1990) and Rethinking Abortion: Psychology, Gender, Power and Law (1997).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Evaluating the validity of 'schizophrenia'
Chapter 2 The background
Chapter 3 The necessary conditions for inferring schizophrenia
Chapter 4 The official correspondence rules for inferring schizophrenia
Chapter 5 The official correspondence rules for inferring schizophrenia
Chapter 6 Genetic research
Chapter 7 Supporting and maintaining 'schizophrenia'
Chapter 8 Living without 'schizophrenia'