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Mental illness : opposing viewpoints
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- Creator
- Tamara L. Roleff, Laura K. Egendorf, book editor
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, [2000]
- ©2000
- Physical Details
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- 191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 0737703482, 9780737703481, 0737703474, 9780737703474
- OCLC
- ocm42786203
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Also issued online.
- Mental illness is too broadly defined / L.J. Davis -- Mental illness is not too broadly defined / American Psychiatric Association -- Mental illness is a disease / Hillary Rodham Clinton and Steven Hyman -- Mental illness is not a disease / Martin Bobgan and Deidre Bobgan -- Some unusual behaviors are signs of mental illness / John Ratey and Catherine Johnson -- Normal women's behavior is erroneously classified as mental illness / Paula J. Caplan -- Immoral behavior should not be excused as a sign of mental illness / Dennis Prager -- Severely mentally ill persons should be institutionalized / E. Fuller Torrey -- Institutionalization harms most mentally ill persons / Ira A. Burnim -- Mental health should be treated on a par with physical health / Lewis L. Judd -- Mental health should not be treated on a par with physical health / Richard E. Vatz -- The mentally ill should be accommodated in the workplace / Mary Conroy -- Personality disorders should not be accommodated in the work place / G.E. Zuriff -- Antidepressants are helpful for depressed children / Harold S. Koplewicz -- Antidepressants for children are overprescribed / Arianna Huffington -- Childhood attention deficit disorder is a serious problem / Peter Jaksa -- The extent of childhood attention deficit disorder is exaggerated / Thomas Armstrong -- Ritalin is safe and effective for children with attention deficit disorder / Russell A. Barkley, George J. DuPaul, and Anthony Costello -- Ritalin is dangerous / Mary Eberstadt -- Psychotherapy is effective / Consumer Reports -- Psychotherapy is harmful and ineffective / Al Siebert -- Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for schizophrenia and depression / Rael Jean Isaac -- Electroconvulsive therapy causes severe brain damage / Peter R. Breggin
- How should mental illnesses be defined? -- How should society deal with the mentally ill? -- What mental health issues do children face? -- What mental health treatments are beneficial?
Subjects
- Mental illness -- Public opinion.
- Mental illness -- Social aspects.
- Mental illness -- Miscellanea.
- Mental Disorders -- therapy.
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- Attitude to Health.
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- Institutionalization.
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- Mental Health Services.
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- Public Opinion.
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