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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Marie L Thompson |
| ISBN: | 0313335656 9780313335655 |
| OCLC Number: | 71241942 |
| Description: | xiv, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Series foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Section 1 : Background of mental illness -- 1. What is mental illness? -- 2. Mental illnesses : diagnosis and description -- 3. Treatment approaches to mental illness -- 4. Scientific discoveries and advances : twentieth-century developments -- Section 2 : Controversies and issues surrounding mental illness -- 5. Validity of the biomedical model of mental illness : does mental illness exist? -- 6. Political acts and legal issues : protection or discrimination? -- 7. Treatment : when does it help? When does it hurt? -- 8. Insurance : who pays and at what price? -- Section 3 : References and resources -- A. Annotated primary documents -- B. Mental illness timeline -- C. Glossary -- D. Further reading -- Index. |
| Series Title: | Health and medical issues today |
| Responsibility: | Marie L. Thompson. |
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