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Psychiatry : from its historical and philosophical roots to the modern face / Konstantinos N. Fountoulakis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatry.
- Psychiatry--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, [2022]
- Contents:
- Foreword by Afzal Javed WPA President
- Foreword by Norman Sartorius, former WPA President
- Prologue
- Guide to read this book
- The origins of Psychiatry
- Part A: The historical roots
- Introductory remarks to history
- Antiquity
- Middle ages
- Renaissance
- Early modern period
- The Enlightenment
- Nineteenth century: the romantic first half
- Nineteenth century: the realistic second half
- Twentieth century: the pre-psychopharmacologic era
- Twentieth century: the era of psychopharmacology
- Part B: The Philosophical and scientific roots
- Introductory remarks to the philosophical roots
- The concept and definition of mental illness
- Mental health
- Disability in mental disorders
- The mind-brain problem and the issue of Free Will
- Part C: The identity of modern psychiatry
- Introductory remarks to the identity of modern psychiatry
- The state of the art
- Psychiatry among the other medical specialties
- Psychiatry as a professional activity
- Psychiatry among human, life and social sciences, philosophy and religion
- Psychiatry and society
- Anti-Psychiatry
- Post-Psychiatry
- Conspiracy theories
- The future of Psychiatry.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 8, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9783030865412
- 303086541X
- Publisher Number:
- 99993825324
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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