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Autore |
Taylor Michael Alan <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Hippocrates cried [[electronic resource] ] : the decline of American psychiatry / / Michael Alan Taylor |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-997824-7 |
0-19-994807-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Neurosciences - United States - History |
Psychiatry - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Introduction; Hippocrates; The Hippocratic Oaths; Patient Stories; Acknowledgments; 1. The Origins of Indignation; 2. First Do No Harm; 3. Free of Injustice and Mischief; 4. For the Benefit of the Sick; 5. Peeves; 6. Extinction of U.S. Psychiatry as We Know It: Survival of the Fit; 7. Back to the Future: The Once and Future King; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Hippocrates Cried offers an eye-witness account of the decline of American psychiatry by an experienced psychiatrist and researcher. Arguing that patients with mental disorders are no longer receiving the care they need, Dr. Taylor suggest that modern psychiatrists in the U.S. rely too heavily on the DSM, a diagnostic tool that fails to properly diagnose many cases of mental disorder and often neglects important conditions or symptoms. American psychiatry has come to reflect simplistic algorithms forged by pharmaceutical companies, rather than true scientific methodology. Few professionals hav |
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