Schizophrenic Disorders:: Sense and Nonsense in Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment

by Leighton C. Whitaker

Book Overview

No diagnosis of mental disorder is more important or more disputable than that of "schizophrenia." The 1982 case of John Hinckley, who shot President Reagan, brought both aspects of this diagnostic dilemma to the forefront of national attention. It became evident to the general public that the experts engaged to study him exhaustively could not agree on whether Hinckley was schizophrenic. General public outrage ensued, as schizophrenia, "the sacred...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030644156X
• ISBN13: 9780306441561
• Release Date: July 1992
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"