Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia

Dr. John Read, Loren R. Mosher, Richard P. Bentall

Brunner-Routledge, 2004 - Medical - 373 pages

Models of Madness shows that hallucinations and delusions are understandable reactions to life events and circumstances rather than symptoms of a supposed genetic predisposition or biological disturbance. International contributors:

* critique the 'medical model' of madness
* examine the dominance of the 'illness' approach to understanding madness from historical and economic perspectives
* document the role of drug companies
* outline the alternative to drug based solutions
* identify the urgency and possibility of prevention of madness.

Models of Madness promotes a more humane and effective response to treating severely distressed people that will prove essential reading for psychiatrists and clinical psychologists and of great interest to all those who work in the mental health service. This book forms part of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Psychoses series edited by Brian Martindale.

About the author

John W. Read Graduated with an MB BS from the University of NSW in 1980 and in 1986 gained his Diploma and Fellowship of the Australasian College of Radiology and a Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound from the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. He is currently Director of Radiology at Sydney Adventist Hospital and is a partner in Sports Imaging at North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre. With a special interest in all cross-sectional imaging techniques, he is best know for his work with musculoskeletal ultrasound and has been active as an ultrasound educator in Australia and New Zealand over the past decade. John graduated with an MB BS from the University of NSW in 1980 and in 1986 gained his Diploma and Fellowship of the Australasian College of Radiology and a Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound from the Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. He is currently Director of Radiology at Sydney Adventist Hospital and is a partner in Sports Imaging at North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Centre. With a special interest in all cross-sectional imaging techniques, he is best know for his work with musculoskeletal ultrasound and has been active as an ultrasound educator in Australia and New Zealand over the past decade.

Loren Mosher, M.D., is Associate Director, Addiction, Victim, and Mental Health Services, Montgomery County, Rockville, Maryland, and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.

Richard P. Bentall is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Bangor in Wales. He has held chairs in clinical psychology at the universities of Liverpool and Manchester. Known internationally for his research into the causes and treatment of severe mental illness, he is also the author of the award-winning book "Madness Explained: Psychosis and Human Nature".

Bibliographic information

• Title: Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia; International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Psychoses Series; International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses Series; The ISPS book series
• Editors: Dr. John Read, Loren R. Mosher, Richard P. Bentall
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Brunner-Routledge, 2004
• ISBN: 1583919058, 9781583919057
• Length: 373 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Psychiatry / General