Psychiatry: A Very Short Introduction by Tom Burns
Psychiatry: A Very Short Introduction by Tom Burns
English | November 6, 2006 | ISBN: 0192807277 | 161 pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | November 6, 2006 | ISBN: 0192807277 | 161 pages | PDF | 1 MB
Psychiatry is increasingly a part of everyday life. The growing number of patients being diagnosed with depression, ADD, alcoholism, and other illnesses mean that few people are not touched by it. This book provides a valuable and comprehensible introduction to the subject. It starts with the history of its development as a scientific field, including the identification of major mental illnesses, the rise and fall of the asylum system, and the flourishing of psychoanalysis and other psychotherapies.