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Psychiatry : a very short introduction / Tom Burns.
Explaining what psychiatry is and what it does, this work looks at the major mental illnesses and how they are treated. It outlines a brief history of the subject, focusing on the controversies that have inevitably surrounded it - from political abuse to the very existence or otherwise of both mental illness and 'normality'.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780198826200
- ISBN: 0198826206
- Physical Description: xviii, 132 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2018.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First edition published 2006"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What is psychiatry? -- Asylums and the origins of psychiatry -- The move into the community -- Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy -- Psychiatry under attack -- inside and out -- Open to abuse -- Into the 21st century. |
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| Subject: | Psychiatry. Psychiatry. Psychiatrie. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Allentown Public Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 616.89 BURN (Text) | 34455006538124 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
