A Short Introduction to Psychiatry

Linda Gask

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SAGE Publications Inc
22 June 2004

Psychiatry

Series: Short Introductions to the Therapy Professions

A Short Introduction to Psychiatry is designed to give readers a clear picture of the profession as it is today and an understanding of the subject from which to develop further study. Linda Gask describes the development of the profession, the route to qualification and the scope of contemporary practice, including the work done by psychiatrists in a range of specialisms - from child psychiatry to addiction services and forensic psychiatry. Drawing on the experience of people who have been through psychiatric treatment, the book also explores what psychiatry is like from the patient's//user's perspective. Many criticisms have been levelled against the profession and the author, Linda Gask summarizes key debates which have been and continue to be played out between psychiatry's critics and its defenders.

By: Linda Gask
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780761971382
ISBN 10: 0761971386
Series: Short Introductions to the Therapy Professions
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 22 June 2004
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Psychiatry Historical Context of a Profession The Culture of Psychiatry Experiencing Psychiatry The Scope and Limits of Psychiatry The Future

Linda Gask is Reader in Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and has been a Consultant Psychiatrist for ten years.