Introducing Psychiatry (Introducing)

Cover ......Page 1 Title ......Page 2 Copyright ......Page 3 Human beings in crisis ......Page 4 How common is mental illness? ......Page 5 Why don't more people seek psychiatric help? ......Page 6 What happened before psychiatry was invented?......Page 7 Examples of "primitive psychiatry"......Page 8 Possession......Page 9 Exorcism......Page 10 Healing through gratification offrustrations......Page 11 Rational therapies in primitive psychiatry......Page 12 The primitive healer's creative illness......Page 13 Temple healing and philosophical psychotherapy......Page 14 The Consolations of Philosophy......Page 15 Galen's Stoical approach......Page 16 Galen's therapeutic methods......Page 17 The Roman Catholic Church and its"cures"......Page 18 The Witch Trials......Page 19 Paracelsus......Page 20 Scientific therapy......Page 21 The Enlightenment......Page 22 Animal Magnetism......Page 23 The rise of Mesmer......Page 24 The end of Mesmer......Page 25 Puységur's new magnetism......Page 26 Romanticism......Page 27 The Salpêtrière School......Page 28 The Nancy School......Page 29 Pierre Janet......Page 30 Emil Kraepelin......Page 31 Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis......Page 32 The essence of psychoanalytic theory......Page 33 The role of the psychoanalyst......Page 34 Freud's influence......Page 35 Jung's analytical psychology......Page 36 Binswanger's existential analysis......Page 37 Dynamic versus organic psychiatry......Page 38 Psychiatric hospitals......Page 39 Should we close the hospitals?......Page 40 What causes mental illness?......Page 41 Social causes of mental illness......Page 42 Genetic causes of mental illness......Page 43 Other issues about seeking help......Page 44 Who is a psychiatrist?......Page 45 So what methods do psychiatrists use?......Page 46 Psychiatric drugs in four main groups......Page 47 Therapies and professionals......Page 49 What does a psychiatrist do?......Page 50 Who are the patients?......Page 51 What are the most common diagnoses and can they be treated?......Page 52 Who gets "locked up"?......Page 53 What are the locking-up laws?......Page 54 Other locking-up "sections"(MHA 1983)......Page 55 What is DSH?......Page 56 How is locking up decided?......Page 57 What should a patient know about psychiatry before seeing a psychiatrist?......Page 59 Common psychiatric jargon......Page 60 What actually happens when a patient visits a psychiatrist?......Page 61 Mental state assessment......Page 63 Stage three: formulation or case assessment......Page 65 Clinical diagnosis and treatment......Page 67 Main categories of mental disorders......Page 68 What are the main treatments?......Page 69 1. Personality disorders (p.d.)......Page 70 Category 2: Neuroses......Page 73 Phobic Anxiety Neuroses......Page 75 Clinical features of phobia......Page 76 The management of phobic anxiety neuroses......Page 79 Obsessive-Compulsive Neuroses(OCN)......Page 81 Aetiology of OCN......Page 84 Management of OCN......Page 85 Hysteria......Page 86 References to hysteria......Page 87 Clinical features of hysteria......Page 88 Why does hysteria occur?......Page 89 Management of hysteria......Page 91 Hypochondriasis......Page 92 Management of hypochondriasis......Page 93 Paranoid states......Page 94 Special paranoid conditions......Page 95 Further paranoid delusions......Page 97 Aetiology of paranoia......Page 98 Management of simple paranoid states......Page 99 Management of induced psychosis......Page 100 Affective disorders......Page 101 Depressive delusions......Page 105 Clinical features of mania (or hypomania)......Page 106 Aetiology of affective disorders......Page 109 Management of affective disorders......Page 113 Psychological treatment of depression......Page 114 Schizophrenia......Page 115 Clinical features of schizophrenia......Page 117 Aetiology of schizophrenia......Page 119 Biochemical theories ofschizophrenia......Page 120 Psychological theories ofschizophrenia......Page 121 Social influences in schizophrenia......Page 122 Abnormal families andschizophrenia......Page 123 Neurological abnormalities inschizophrenia......Page 124 Management of schizophrenia......Page 125 Prognosis of schizophrenia......Page 126 Organic disorders......Page 127 Aetiology of acute disorders......Page 128 Clinical features of chronic organic disorders......Page 129 Aetiology of chronic disorders......Page 130 Diagnosis of organic disorders......Page 131 Management of organic disorders......Page 132 Eating disorders......Page 133 Clinical features of anorexia......Page 134 Physical consequences of anorexia......Page 135 Aetiology of anorexia......Page 136 Management of anorexia nervosa......Page 137 Prognosis of anorexia......Page 138 Alcohol dependence......Page 139 Clinical features of alcohol dependence......Page 140 Further alcohol-related disorders......Page 141 Aetiology of alcohol dependence......Page 142 Management of alcohol dependence......Page 143 Psychological treatments......Page 144 Drug dependence......Page 145 Clinical features of drug dependence......Page 146 Other drugs......Page 147 Aetiology of drug dependence......Page 151 Management of drug dependence......Page 152 Rehabilitation of drug abusers......Page 153 Social criticisms of psychiatry......Page 154 Anti-psychiatry......Page 155 The self and others......Page 156 Anti-psychiatry communities......Page 157 Other anti-psychiatrists......Page 158 The "myth of mental illness"......Page 159 The anti-Oedipus criticism......Page 160 Schizoanalysis......Page 161 Foucault and postmodern history......Page 162 Towards a new psychiatry......Page 163 Changes in psychiatry today......Page 164 The need for psychiatry......Page 165 Internet problems......Page 166 Effects of internet abuse......Page 167 Internet pornography......Page 168 The conditioning effect......Page 169 Future pharmacy......Page 170 Psychiatry in crisis?......Page 171 "Proactive psychiatry"......Page 173 "Open psychiatry"?......Page 174 Help and further reading......Page 175 Index......Page 177 Back Cover ......Page 178 psychiatry Cover 1 Title 2 Copyright 3 Human beings in crisis 4 How common is mental illness? 5 Why don't more people seek psychiatric help? 6 What happened before psychiatry was invented? 7 Examples of "primitive psychiatry" 8 Possession 9 Exorcism 10 Healing through gratification offrustrations 11 Rational therapies in primitive psychiatry 12 The primitive healer's creative illness 13 Temple healing and philosophical psychotherapy 14 The Consolations of Philosophy 15 Galen's Stoical approach 16 Galen's therapeutic methods 17 The Roman Catholic Church and its"cures" 18 The Witch Trials 19 Paracelsus 20 Scientific therapy 21 The Enlightenment 22 Animal Magnetism 23 The rise of Mesmer 24 The end of Mesmer 25 Puységur's new magnetism 26 Romanticism 27 The Salpêtrière School 28 The Nancy School 29 Pierre Janet 30 Emil Kraepelin 31 Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis 32 The essence of psychoanalytic theory 33 The role of the psychoanalyst 34 Freud's influence 35 Jung's analytical psychology 36 Binswanger's existential analysis 37 Dynamic versus organic psychiatry 38 Psychiatric hospitals 39 Should we close the hospitals? 40 What causes mental illness? 41 Social causes of mental illness 42 Genetic causes of mental illness 43 Other issues about seeking help 44 Who is a psychiatrist? 45 So what methods do psychiatrists use? 46 Psychiatric drugs in four main groups 47 Therapies and professionals 49 What does a psychiatrist do? 50 Who are the patients? 51 What are the most common diagnoses and can they be treated? 52 Who gets "locked up"? 53 What are the locking-up laws? 54 Other locking-up "sections"(MHA 1983) 55 What is DSH? 56 How is locking up decided? 57 What should a patient know about psychiatry before seeing a psychiatrist? 59 Common psychiatric jargon 60 What actually happens when a patient visits a psychiatrist? 61 Mental state assessment 63 Stage three: formulation or case assessment 65 Clinical diagnosis and treatment 67 Main categories of mental disorders 68 What are the main treatments? 69 1. Personality disorders (p.d.) 70 Category 2: Neuroses 73 Phobic Anxiety Neuroses 75 Clinical features of phobia 76 The management of phobic anxiety neuroses 79 Obsessive-Compulsive Neuroses(OCN) 81 Aetiology of OCN 84 Management of OCN 85 Hysteria 86 References to hysteria 87 Clinical features of hysteria 88 Why does hysteria occur? 89 Management of hysteria 91 Hypochondriasis 92 Management of hypochondriasis 93 Paranoid states 94 Special paranoid conditions 95 Further paranoid delusions 97 Aetiology of paranoia 98 Management of simple paranoid states 99 Management of induced psychosis 100 Affective disorders 101 Depressive delusions 105 Clinical features of mania (or hypomania) 106 Aetiology of affective disorders 109 Management of affective disorders 113 Psychological treatment of depression 114 Schizophrenia 115 Clinical features of schizophrenia 117 Aetiology of schizophrenia 119 Biochemical theories ofschizophrenia 120 Psychological theories ofschizophrenia 121 Social influences in schizophrenia 122 Abnormal families andschizophrenia 123 Neurological abnormalities inschizophrenia 124 Management of schizophrenia 125 Prognosis of schizophrenia 126 Organic disorders 127 Aetiology of acute disorders 128 Clinical features of chronic organic disorders 129 Aetiology of chronic disorders 130 Diagnosis of organic disorders 131 Management of organic disorders 132 Eating disorders 133 Clinical features of anorexia 134 Physical consequences of anorexia 135 Aetiology of anorexia 136 Management of anorexia nervosa 137 Prognosis of anorexia 138 Alcohol dependence 139 Clinical features of alcohol dependence 140 Further alcohol-related disorders 141 Aetiology of alcohol dependence 142 Management of alcohol dependence 143 Psychological treatments 144 Drug dependence 145 Clinical features of drug dependence 146 Other drugs 147 Aetiology of drug dependence 151 Management of drug dependence 152 Rehabilitation of drug abusers 153 Social criticisms of psychiatry 154 Anti-psychiatry 155 The self and others 156 Anti-psychiatry communities 157 Other anti-psychiatrists 158 The "myth of mental illness" 159 The anti-Oedipus criticism 160 Schizoanalysis 161 Foucault and postmodern history 162 Towards a new psychiatry 163 Changes in psychiatry today 164 The need for psychiatry 165 Internet problems 166 Effects of internet abuse 167 Internet pornography 168 The conditioning effect 169 Future pharmacy 170 Psychiatry in crisis? 171 "Proactive psychiatry" 173 "Open psychiatry"? 174 Help and further reading 175 Index 177 Back Cover 178 1840465379 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