Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry

How Modern Psychiatry Lost Its Way While Creating a Diagnosis for Almost All of Life's Misfortunes

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Internal Medicine, General, Psychiatry
Cover of the book Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry by Joel Paris, Oxford University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joel Paris ISBN: 9780199350667
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: April 15, 2015
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Joel Paris
ISBN: 9780199350667
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: April 15, 2015
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

Dr. Joel Paris's Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry takes a much-needed look at the dangerous epidemic of unnecessary or incorrect treatments. The last 30 years of psychiatry have seen the development of a system of classification aimed at establishing greater scientific credibility. Unfortunately, the current categories are based entirely on signs and symptoms rather than on causes, which remain unknown. This has inevitably made diagnosis imprecise and uncertain. The result is that well-meaning professionals can have problems separating psychopathology from normality, can be unduly influenced by diagnostic fads, and can ultimately wind up prescribing treatments that do more harm than good. Paris examines prominent examples of overused diagnoses including major depressive disorder, ADHD, bipolar-II disorder, autism spectrum disorders, and PTSD.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Dr. Joel Paris's Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry takes a much-needed look at the dangerous epidemic of unnecessary or incorrect treatments. The last 30 years of psychiatry have seen the development of a system of classification aimed at establishing greater scientific credibility. Unfortunately, the current categories are based entirely on signs and symptoms rather than on causes, which remain unknown. This has inevitably made diagnosis imprecise and uncertain. The result is that well-meaning professionals can have problems separating psychopathology from normality, can be unduly influenced by diagnostic fads, and can ultimately wind up prescribing treatments that do more harm than good. Paris examines prominent examples of overused diagnoses including major depressive disorder, ADHD, bipolar-II disorder, autism spectrum disorders, and PTSD.

More books from Oxford University Press

Cover of the book Mind-Set Management by Joel Paris
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music by Joel Paris
Cover of the book The Comfort of Strangers by Joel Paris
Cover of the book The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way by Joel Paris
Cover of the book Herodotus: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Joel Paris
Cover of the book The Sound of a Superpower by Joel Paris
Cover of the book The Kaiser's Army by Joel Paris
Cover of the book Victims' Stories and the Advancement of Human Rights by Joel Paris
Cover of the book The American West at Risk by Joel Paris
Cover of the book Police and Community in Chicago by Joel Paris
Cover of the book Islamic Biomedical Ethics by Joel Paris
Cover of the book Revenge of the Forbidden City by Joel Paris
Cover of the book Salafi-Jihadism by Joel Paris
Cover of the book Understanding the Book of Mormon by Joel Paris
Cover of the book From Head to Hand by Joel Paris
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy