Madness explained : psychosis and human nature / Richard Bentall ; with a foreword by Aaron T. Beck.

By: Publication details: London : Penguin, 2004.Description: xvi, 640 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780140275407 (pbk.) :
  • 0140275401 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22
Summary: This text shatters the myths that surround madness. It shows that there is no reassuring dividing line between mental health and mental illness. Severe mental disorders can not be reduced to brain chemistry, but must be understood psychologically, as part of normal behaviour and human nature.
List(s) this item appears in: BA CAPICS: Critical issues in psychology 1 | BA HASW: Community care: disability and mental health | BA CAPICS: Critical issues in psychology 2 TBUT600009
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Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text shatters the myths that surround madness. It shows that there is no reassuring dividing line between mental health and mental illness. Severe mental disorders can not be reduced to brain chemistry, but must be understood psychologically, as part of normal behaviour and human nature.

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