Values and Psychiatric Diagnosis |
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| Author:
| Sadler, John Z. |
| Series title: | International Persp Philos and Psychiatry Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-852637-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $186.95AUD $169.95 |
Book Description:
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The public, mental health consumers, as well as mental health practitioners wonder about what kinds of values mental health professionals hold, and what kinds of values influence psychiatric diagnosis. This book is a most readable and scholarly examination of the role played by value judgements in mental illness, psychiatric diagnosis, and the DSM.
The public, mental health consumers, as well as mental health practitioners wonder about what kinds of values mental health professionals hold, and what kinds of values influence psychiatric diagnosis. This book is a most readable and scholarly examination of the role played by value judgements in mental illness, psychiatric diagnosis, and the DSM.