Humanizing Madness: Psychiatry and the Cognitive Neurosciences by Niall McLaren

Description: Humanizing Madness by Niall McLaren M.D. An application of the philosophy of science to psychiatryAlthough its been 140 years since Maudleys groundbreaking treatise, modern psychiatry is in a state of intellectual collapse. No psychiatrist practicing today can point to a universally agreed model of mental disorder which explains the common observations of mental disorder, dictates a research program and ordains a form of management.This book, the result of thirty years research in the philosophy of science, takes each of the major theories in psychiatry and demonstrates conclusively that it is so flawed as to be beyond salvation. It goes further, in that the author outlines a model of mental function which both satisfies the essential requirements of any scientific model, and shows how the phenomena of mental disorder can be described in a parsimonious dualist model which leads directly to a humanist form of management of the most widespread form of disability in the world today."This book is a tour de force. It demonstrates a tremendous amount of erudition, intelligence and application in the writer. It advances an interesting and plausible mechanism for many forms of human distress. It is an important work that deserves to take its place among the classics in books about psychiatry." -Robert Rich, PhD, AnxietyAndDepression-Help.comAbout the AuthorNiall McLaren has been an M.D. and practicing psychiatrist since 1977. Since then, he has undertaken a far-reaching research program, some of which has previously been published. For six years, while working in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, he was the worlds most isolated psychiatrist. He is married with two children and lives in a tropical house hidden in the bush near Darwin, Australia.From Future Psychiatry Pressan imprint of Loving Healing Press FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An application of the philosophy of science to psychiatry Although its been 140 years since Maudleys groundbreaking treatise, modern psychiatry is in a state of intellectual collapse. No psychiatrist practicing today can point to a universally agreed model of mental disorder which explains the common observations of mental disorder, dictates a research program and ordains a form of management. This book, the result of thirty years research in the philosophy of science, takes each of the major theories in psychiatry and demonstrates conclusively that it is so flawed as to be beyond salvation. It goes further, in that the author outlines a model of mental function which both satisfies the essential requirements of any scientific model, and shows how the phenomena of mental disorder can be described in a parsimonious dualist model which leads directly to a humanist form of management of the most widespread form of disability in the world today. "This book is a tour de force. It demonstrates a tremendous amount of erudition, intelligence and application in the writer. It advances an interesting and plausible mechanism for many forms of human distress.It is an important work that deserves to take its place among the classics in books about psychiatry." -Robert Rich, PhD, Anxiety dDepression-Help.com About the Author Niall McLaren has been an M.D. and practicing psychiatrist since 1977. Since then, he has undertaken a far-reaching research program, some of which has previously been published. For six years, while working in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, he was the worlds most isolated psychiatrist. He is married with two children and lives in a tropical house hidden in the bush near Darwin, Australia. From Future Psychiatry Press an imprint of Loving Healing Press Details ISBN1932690409 Short Title HUMANIZING MADNESS Language English ISBN-10 1932690409 ISBN-13 9781932690408 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2007 Birth 1947 Subtitle Psychiatry and the Cognitive Neurosciences Imprint Loving Healing Press Place of Publication Ann Arbor Country of Publication United States Pages 268 DOI 10.1604/9781932690408 UK Release Date 2007-10-08 AU Release Date 2007-10-08 NZ Release Date 2007-10-08 US Release Date 2007-10-08 Author Niall McLaren M.D. Publisher Loving Healing Press Publication Date 2007-10-08 DEWEY 616.89001 Illustrations 1, black & white illustrations Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:40481354;

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