Author : Edwin Fuller Torrey
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Death of Psychiatry by : Edwin Fuller Torrey
Download or read book The Death of Psychiatry written by Edwin Fuller Torrey and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part 1: The Medical Model. 1 An Irish Wake for Psychiatry. 2 An Historical Perspective: Origins of the Medical Model. 3 The Current Scene: Systems of "Psychotherapy" as Toothpaste. 4 Mental "Disease" as Disesase: Nymphomania Explained. 5 Mental "Disease" as Curable: "Doctors," "Hospitals," and the Mad Hatter. 6 Mental "Patients" as Not Responsible: The Fate of Jesus and Other Hippies. 7 Mental "Disease: as Preventable: The Road to Psychiatric Fascism. Part 2: The Neo-Educational Model. 8 On the Production of Crap Detectors: Education As It Should Be. 9 The Two Missing Pieces: Behavioral Science and Tutors. 10 Problems of Living Versus Brain Disease: "Schizophrenia" Revisited. 11 Clients, Retreats, and the Educational Contract. 12 People as Human Beings: Legal Implications. 13 Behavioral Scientists in the Community. 14 Conclusions: Psychiatry as a Platypus. Notes. Bibliography. Index.