What is mental illness? / Richard J. McNally.

Author/creator McNally, Richard J.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011.
Description277 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Mental illness.
Mental illness--United States.

Contents An epidemic of madness? -- Are we pathologizing everyday life? -- Can evolutionary psychology make sense of mental disorder? -- Psychopathology as adaptation? -- Does society create (some) mental disorders? -- Is it in our genes? -- Do mental disorders differ by kind or degree? -- So what is mental illness anyway?
Abstract Discusses the classification process for mental illness, examining the difficulty that practioners have of separating normal reactions to everyday stresses from true mental disorders, which involve recurring patterns of symptoms and behaviors.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-263) and index.
LCCN 2010035456
ISBN9780674046498 (alk. paper) :
ISBN0674046498 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks RC454 .M326 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold
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