Critical Psychiatry: Controversies and Clinical Implications

Author:   Sandra Steingard
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
ISBN:  

9783030027315


Pages:   225
Publication Date:   08 January 2019
Format:   Paperback
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This book is a guide for psychiatrists struggling to incorporate transformational strategies into their clinical work.  The book begins with an overview of the concept of critical psychiatry before focusing its analytic lens on the DSM diagnostic system, the influence of the pharmaceutical industry, the crucial distinction between drug-centered and disease-centered approaches to pharmacotherapy, the concept of “de-prescribing,” coercion in psychiatric practice, and a range of other issues that constitute the targets of contemporary critiques of psychiatric theory and practice.  Written by experts in each topic, this is the first book to explicate what has come to be called critical psychiatry from an unbiased and clinically relevant perspective.   Critical Psychiatry is an excellent, practical resource for clinicians seeking a solid foundation in the contemporary controversies within the field. General and forensic psychiatrists; family physicians,internists, and pediatricians who treat psychiatric patients; and mental health clinicians outside of medicine will all benefit from its conceptual insights and concrete advice.

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Author:   Sandra Steingard
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783030027315


ISBN 10:   3030027317
Pages:   225
Publication Date:   08 January 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Review of Critical Psychiatry.- Critical Review of the DSM.- The Influence of Pharmaceutical Companies and Navigating Conflicts of Interests.- Drug Action: A Critical Perspective.- Guidelines to Careful Prescribing: A Proposal for Selective Use.- De-prescribing: Principles and Practice.- Critical Review of Coercion.- Recovery Oriented Psychiatry.- Listening to Those with Lived Experience.- Collaborating with Peers.

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Readers of CMHJ will want to read Critical Psychiatry, Controversies and Clinical Implications cover to cover. This slim, highly readable edited volume is a thoughtfully presented collection of essays addressing all the cringe-worthy aspects of 'modern' psychiatry in a frank, open and refreshing manner. ... I recommend it highly. (Margaret M. Chaplin and Michael Flaum, Community Mental Health Journal, Vol. 55, 2019)


Author Information

Sandra Steingard, M.D. Chief Medical Officer Howard Center Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine 300 Flynn Avenue Burlington, VT 05401  

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