Prescriptions for the Mind: A Critical View of Contemporary Psychiatry

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Joel Paris (Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, McGill University)

Prescriptions for the Mind

A Critical View of Contemporary Psychiatry

Joel Paris (Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, McGill University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
25 September 2024

Psychiatry; Psychotherapy

Prescriptions for the Mind

has been revised from its first edition in light of new developments in research and practice over the last 15 years. (These updates involve changes of 50% in the text). The book will be a critical assessment of where psychiatry stands today, as a science, and as a method of treatment. While the text acknowledges the triumphs of psychiatry, it takes a critical view of what is known, what is unknown, and what ideas and practices are most likely to stand the test of time. Its conclusions will be rooted in the principles of evidence-based psychiatry. It shows that both drugs and psychotherapy need to be prescribed with their limitations in mind.

The book will combine findings from many disciplines to develop an interactive biopsychosocial model

of mental disorders. It will show that a purely biological perspective,

as well as a purely psychosocial perspective, can lead to bad treatment choices. Its overall message about mental disorders is to think interactively. These principles are then applied to a wide range of categories of psychopathology (psychoses, mood disorders, PTSD, personality disorders), as well as how they can be applied to the practice of psychiatry, in both pharmacological therapies and psychotherapies.

By: Joel Paris (Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus McGill University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780197753941
ISBN 10: 0197753949
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 25 September 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part I: Models 1. Neuroscience and Psychiatry 2. Psychotherapy and Psychiatry Part II: Diagnosis 3. Diagnosis in Psychiatry 4. The Boundaries of Mental Disorders 5. Mood and Mental Illness 6. Psychiatry's Problem Children 7. Personality and Personality Disorders Part III: Treatment 8. Evidence-Based Psychiatry 9. Psychiatric Drugs: Miracles and Limitations 10. Psychotherapies: Methods, Outcomes, and Accessibility 11. The Problem of Suicide 12. Psychiatry in Practice Part IV: Outlook 13. Training Psychiatrists 14. Psychiatry and Society 15. The Future of Psychiatry References

Joel Paris, MD, was born in New York City, but has spent most of his life in Canada. He obtained an MD from McGill University, where he also trained in psychiatry. Dr. Paris has been a member of the McGill psychiatry department since 1972, and served as Department Chair from 1997 to 2007. Dr. Paris' research interest is in borderline personality disorder. He is an educator who has won awards for his teaching.