Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry: How Modern Psychiatry Lost Its Way While Creating a Diagnosis for Almost All of Life's Misfortunes
Author:   Joel Paris (Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, McGill University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
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Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry: How Modern Psychiatry Lost Its Way While Creating a Diagnosis for Almost All of Life's Misfortunes


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Author:   Joel Paris (Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus, McGill University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 13.70cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780197504277


ISBN 10:   0197504272
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Background 1. Diagnosis in Psychiatry 2. The DSM and Its Discontents 3. Overdiagnosis and Over-Treatment 4. Science, Philosophy, and Diagnosis Part II. Categories Most Likely to Be Overdiagnosed 5. How Major Is Major Depression? 6. Bipolar Disorders 7. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 8. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 9. Personality and Personality Disorder 10. Other Disorders in Which Overdiagnosis Is a Risk PART III: CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS 11. The Rise of Aggressive Psychopharmacology 12. Transdiagnostic Approaches Part IV. Diagnosis and Normality 13. How Do We Know What Is Normal? 14. Where Do We Go From Here? References Index

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Joel Paris, MD, was born in New York City, but has spent most of his life in Canada. He is Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus at McGill University and served as Department Chair for ten years. An award-winning educator who has supervised psychiatric evaluations with residents for over 40 years, Dr. Paris is currently a Research Associate at the Jewish General Hospital, and heads personality clinics at both the McGill University Health Center and Jewish General Hospital. Dr. Paris' research focuses on borderline personality disorder, its causes, and long-term outcome. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, and authored 23 books and 50 book chapters.

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