The Perspectives of Psychiatry

Substantially revised to include a wealth of new material, the second edition of this highly acclaimed work provides a concise, coherent introduction that brings structure to an increasingly fragmented and amorphous discipline. Paul R. McHugh and Phillip R. Slavney offer an approach that emphasizes psychiatry's unifying concepts while accommodating its diversity. Recognizing that there may never be a single, all-encompassing theory, the book distills psychiatric practice into four explanatory methods: diseases, dimensions of personality, goal-directed behaviors, and life stories. These perspectives, argue the authors, underlie the principles and practice of all psychiatry. With an understanding of these fundamental methods, readers will be equipped to organize and evaluate psychiatric information and to develop a confident approach to practice and research.

Author: Paul R. McHugh, Phillip R. Slavney
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 10/28/1998
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.02w x 1.12d
ISBN13: 9780801860461
ISBN10: 0801860466
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Psychiatry | General
- Psychology | Psychopathology | General

About the Author

Paul R. McHugh, M.D., is Henry Phipps Professor and Director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Phillip R. Slavney, M.D., is Eugene Meyer III Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.