The text covers the history of community mental health and shows its relationships to social welfare policies and legal and political systems. It also shows the limits inherent in the medical model of practice in dealing with such a full range of formal mental health problems, including the everyday stressful life events that make up the "Soap Opera" life.
Learning to Look Beyond the Symptoms
Utilizing case studies, this edition delves into the etiology, biology, and dynamics of psychiatric disorders as classified in the DSM-5. Readers gain insights into new classifications and treatments while exploring the personal histories of individuals affected by these disorders. Each case concludes with a biological perspective on the specific disorder, making connections between advancements in abnormal psychology and neuroscience in the understanding of mental illness.
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Master 'what now?' moments and use life's inevitable interruptions and disruptions as an opportunity to reflect, reorient and grow in your professional life and beyond.