Mental Illness

by Joan Busfield

Book Overview

Mental illness is a highly controversial and contested field, informed by the ideas and research of academics and practitioners working in psychiatry, psychology, pharmacology, sociology, genetics and the neurosciences. This book brings clarity to a complex field, exploring core issues ranging from debates about the way the concept has been developed, transformed and expanded over time, to controversies over its causes. The author evaluates critiques...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745649068
• ISBN13: 9780745649061
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"