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What is psychiatry? What does a psychiatrist actually do? Few people can answer these basic questions. Psychiatry is a familiar but poorly understood subject. It is often portrayed as complex and mysterious. And yet, psychiatry is a long-established branch of the medical profession. Psychiatrists have tended to cloak themselves in esoteric language that distances the general public. Introducing Psychiatry offers a clear guide to psychiatric classifications and treatments of mental disturbances. It traces psychiatry's history, the issues of antipsychiatry and other social criticisms, and surveys psychiatry's future in the postmodern digital age.

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Author:   Nigel Benson ,  Borin van Loon
Publisher:   Icon Books
Imprint:   Icon Books
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.10cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9781840465372

ISBN 10:   1840465379
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   04 March 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Nigel C. Benson is also the author of Icon Books international best-sellers Introducing Psychology and Introducing Psychotherapy.

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