{"product_id":"models-of-madness-the-international-society-for-psychological-and-social-approaches-to-psychosis-book-series-9780415579537","title":"Models of Madness (The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called schizophrenia? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable? This second edition of Models of Madness challenges those who hold to simplistic  pessimistic and often damaging theories and treatments of madness. In particular it challenges beliefs that madness can be explained without reference to social causes and challenges the excessive preoccupation with chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions as causes of human misery  including the conditions that are given the name schizophrenia. This edition updates the now extensive body of research showing that hallucinations  delusions etc. are best understood as reactions to adverse life events and that psychological and social approaches to helping are more effective and far safer than psychiatric drugs and electroshock treatment. A new final chapter discusses why such a damaging ideology has come to dominate mental health and  most importantly  how to change that. Models of Madness is divided into three sections: Section One provides a history of madness  including examples of violence against the mentally ill  before critiquing the theories and treatments of contemporary biological psychiatry and documenting the corrupting influence of drug companies. Section Two summarises the research showing that hallucinations  delusions etc. are primarily caused by adverse life events (eg. parental loss  bullying  abuse and neglect in childhood  poverty  etc) and can be understood using psychological models ranging from cognitive to psychodynamic. Section Three presents the evidence for a range of effective psychological and social approaches to treatment  from cognitive and family therapy to primary prevention. This book brings together thirty-seven contributors from ten countries and a wide range of scientific disciplines. It provides an evidence-based  optimistic antidote to the pessimism of biological psychiatry. Models of Madness will be essential reading for all involved in mental health  including service users  family members  service managers  policy makers  nurses  clinical psychologists  psychiatrists  psychotherapists  counsellors  psychoanalysts  social workers  occupational therapists  art therapists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647619063861,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415579538","price":42.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415579537.jpg?v=1781696187","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/models-of-madness-the-international-society-for-psychological-and-social-approaches-to-psychosis-book-series-9780415579537","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}