The future of mental health : deconstructing the mental disorder paradigm /

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Author / Creator:Maisel, Eric, 1947-
Imprint:New Brunswick, USA : Transaction Publishers, [2016]
Description:xii, 223 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10502840
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ISBN:9781412862493 (pbk)
1412862493 (pbk)
9781412862615
1412862612
9781412862042
1412862043
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other form:Online version: Maisel, Eric, 1947- Future of mental health New Brunswick [N.J.], USA : Transaction Publishers, [2015] 9781412862042
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Our Human Experience
  • 2. The Naturalness of Distress
  • 3. Jettisoning Normal
  • 4. Rethinking Diagnosis
  • 5. What Shall We Call You?
  • 6. The Mental Disorder Labeling Fraud
  • 7. Chemicals versus Medication
  • 8. On Meds
  • 9. On Cause and Effect
  • 10. Life Purpose, Meaning, and Value
  • 11. Setting the Bar
  • 12. The Human Experience Specialist
  • 13. Twelve Shifts for Professionals
  • 14. Institutions and Communities of Care
  • 15. The "Mental Disorders" of Childhood
  • 16. Understanding "Madness"
  • 17. Alternatives to Diagnosis
  • 18. The Brooklyn Project
  • 19. Twenty Keys to a Mental Health Revolution
  • 20. The Future of Your Mental Health
  • Suggested Reading
  • Index