Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry
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Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry by Joel Paris
This book examines fads and fallacies, both past and present, that plague psychiatry, both in diagnosis and in treatment. These include overdiagnosis (especially of depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD and autism), overtreatment with pharmaceuticals and the assumption that neuroscience has all the answers.About the author: Prof Joel Paris is Professor of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. His research interests lie in personality disorders, and he has published 185 peer-reviewed articles, 17 books, and 44 book chapters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781909726062 |
| ISBN 10 | 1909726060 |
| Title | Fads and Fallacies in Psychiatry |
| Author | Joel Paris |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | RCPsych Publications |
| Year published | 2013-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
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