| Description |
xi, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Evaluating the Validity of "Schizophrenia" -- The Background: Events Leading Up To The Introduction of "Schizophrenia" -- The Necessary Conditions for Inferring Schizophrenia - 1: The Development of Diagnostic Criteria -- The Official Correspondence Rules for Inferring Schizophrenia - 2: DSM-III, III-R and IV -- Genetic Research -- Supporting and Maintaining "Schizophrenia": Language, Arguments and Benefits -- Living Without "Schizophrenia" - Issues and Some Alternatives |
| Summary |
When first published, this book made a very significant contribution to the debates on the concepts of schizophrenia and mental illness. This new edition provides an incisive critical analysis of the debates over the last decade |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Schizophrenia -- Diagnosis -- History.
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Schizophrenia -- history.
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Schizophrenia -- diagnosis.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| LC no. |
2001048161 |
| ISBN |
0415227186 paperback |
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0415227178 cased |
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