Language in Psychiatry: A Handbook of Clinical Practice

by Jonathan Fine

Book Overview

This book is designed to enable clinicians and clinicians in training to become sensitive to a range of language phenomena that are important for the diagnosis, treatment and research of psychiatric disorders. The introductory chapters assume no prior knowledge of linguistics and outline an approach to language that focuses on meaning and communication, ranging from cultural issues to syntax and intonation. The volume deals in turn with the major...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904768121
• ISBN13: 9781904768128
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.7"