{"product_id":"what-is-mental-disorder-an-essay-in-philosophy-science-and-values-international-perspectives-in-philosophy-and-psychiatry","title":"What is Mental Disorder?: An essay in philosophy  science  and values (International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe effects of mental disorder are apparent and pervasive  in suffering  loss of freedom and life opportunities  negative impacts on education  work satisfaction and productivity  complications in law  institutions of healthcare  and more. With a new edition of the bible of psychiatric diagnosis - the DSM - under developmental  it is timely to take a step back and re-evalutate exactly how we diagnose and define mental disorder.  This new book by Derek Bolton tackles the problems involved in the definition and boundaries of mental disorder. It addresses two main questions regarding mental illness. Firstly  what is the basis of the standards or norms by which we judge that a person has a mental disorder - that the persons mind is not working as it should  that their mental functioning is abnormal? Controversies about these questions have been dominated by the contrast between norms that are medical  scientific or natural  on the one hand  and social norms on the other. The norms that define mental disorder seem to belong to psychiatry  to be medical and scientific  but are they really social norms  hijacked and disguised by the medical profession?  Secondly  what is the validity of the distinction between mental disorder and order  between abnormal and normal mental functioning? To what extent  notwithstanding appearances  does mental disorder involve meaningful reactions and problem-solving? These responses may be to normal problems of living  or to not so normal problems - to severe psycho-social challenges. Is there after all order in mental disorder?  With the closing of asylums and the appearance of care in the community  mental disorder is now in our midst. While attempts have been made to define clearly a concept of mental disorder that is truly medical as opposed to social  there is increasing evidence that such a distinction is unviable - there is no clear line between what is normal in the population and what is abnormal. What is Mental Disorder? reviews these various crucial developments and their profound impact for the concept and its boundaries in a provocative and timely book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986207633461,"sku":"ByrdShop_0198565925","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780198565925.jpg?v=1770892245","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/what-is-mental-disorder-an-essay-in-philosophy-science-and-values-international-perspectives-in-philosophy-and-psychiatry","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}