Leff J P (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. J.P. Leff, Orion Publishing Co. Does the crooked gene give rise to the crooked thought? Satirical aphorisms apart, the revolution in molecular genetics has indeed given rise to the heady optimism that biology will soon explain all disturbances of mind and behaviour. In this important and necessary book, Julian Leff, a world leading psychiatrist, counters this reductionist stance. Instead he emphasises what is known about the psychological, social and cultural factors underlying mental illness. In doing so, he addresses many serious and urgent questions. What exactly is the difference between sadness and depression? What are the difficulties in categorising psychiatric conditions? How are psychiatric diagnoses made in the first place? Are international attempts to standardise diagnosis flawed? Can doctors ever hope to disentangle cause and effect in the treatment of mental illness? What is the influence of emotional relationships on psychiatric conditions? Is there a link between schizophrenia and socio-economic de privation? How do public attitudes to mental illness affect choice of treatment? And, finally, what does this tell us about the cultural causes of mental illness? Wide-ranging, perceptive and penetrating, this brief counterblast is essential reading for anyone who wishes to be informed about the public debate on mental illness. Hardback.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. In-4° broché, pagination de 753 à 876 - Articles originaux : Aux Pays-Bas, par J. Wolf et J. Van Weeghel - En Grande-Bretagne, par N. Trieman et J. Leff - En Allemagne, par Th. Reker, B. Eikelmann, G. Ropers et Al - Au Japon, par K. Ogawa, A. Watarai et Al - Au États-Unis, par G.R. Bond et Al, J.A. Talbot - Au Canada, par C. Mercier - Les nouveaux antiépileptiques, par A. Rouvel - Les psychoses au quotidien, par P. Noël.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Large 8vo HB. pp; 200. Previous owner's name to ffep. Very Good in blue cloth, lettered and stamped gilt to upper board and spine. In a Good jacket with light shelf-wear, chipping to the head of the spine, and a small split to the head of the front flap fold.

Condition: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: New. pp. 2175.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 100 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.