| Method in Madness: Case Studies in Cognitive Neuropsychiatry Contributor(s): Halligan, Peter W. (Editor), Marshall, John C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0863774423 ISBN-13: 9780863774423 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1996 Annotation: The use of natural and manufactured substances, whether for the purpose of enhancing mood, altering consciousness, or promoting spiritual enlightenment, is a worldwide practice that spans the length of human history. However, these substances are often abused, leading to psychological, physical, spiritual, and societal harm. This book offers a comprehensive, yet condensed, overview of this enormous field of study in an attempt to help all interested readers in the field of human health understand the different facets of this ever-growing problem. Substance Abuse is designed as a "one-stop shopping" tool for anyone interested in this problem. It provides detailed discussions that include the history, chemistry, biology, epidemiology, and salient characteristics of the most important substances of abuse. The authors provide clear and comprehensive explanations of available treatment options and address important social issues connected to substance abuse. The book is an important source of practical, up-to-the minute information, making it a necessity for anyone who must have ready access to accurate, concise information regarding substance abuse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Neuropsychology |
| Dewey: 616.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.88" W x 8.18" (1.05 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In clinical neuropsychiatry, case studies provide invaluable demonstrations of the range and types of unusual psychological states that can occur after brain damage. In the pursuit of objectivity and scientific respectability, however, many academic reports of neuropsychiatric disorders appear cold, contrived and impersonal. The essence and character of the patient's experience and behaviour is easily obscured or even lost - a fact that cannot help researchers, therapists and other practitioners to relate their conceptual knowledge to the flesh-and-blood people they meet in their professional lives. In practice, much of the actual discourse of such patients has been ignored as unworthy of scientific interest. This book describes real patients in a clear and jargon-free way. These cases should serve to reduce the discrepancy between the formal representations of psychiatric illness in the mainstream literature and the reality of people struggling to make sense of their own predicament in everyday life. |
