They say you're crazy : how the world's most powerful psychiatrists decide who's normal / Paula J. C...
They say you're crazy : how the world's most powerful psychiatrists decide who's normal / Paula J. C...
They say you're crazy : how the world's most powerful psychiatrists decide who's normal / Paula J. Caplan.
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Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1995.
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N616.89/107
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English
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xxiv, 355 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. How Do They Decide Who Is Normal? -- 2. Whose Normality Is It, Anyway? -- 3. Do Mental Health Professionals Think Anyone Is Normal? -- 4. How the American Psychiatric Association Decides Who Is Not Normal - Part I -- 5. How the American Psychiatric Association Decides Who Is Not Normal - Part II...
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Publisher
Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1995.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
How are decisions made about who is normal? As a former consultant to those who construct the "bible of the mental-health professions," the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), Paula Caplan offers an insider's look at the process by which decisions about abnormality are made. A longtime specialist in teaching and writing abo...
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They say you're crazy : how the world's most powerful psychiatrists decide who's normal / Paula J. Caplan.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-340) and index.
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c1995.
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N616.89/107
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74VMBPePyJjO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMBPePyJjO
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0201407582 :
9780201407587 :
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616.89
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991002285869702626
