The Unbalanced Mind
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: November 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780231120265
Subjects: Psychiatry; Mental Disorders; Social Psychiatry; Psychology; General; Neuropsychology; Medical / Neuroscience; Psychiatry - General; Etiology; Mental Illness; Social aspects; Treatment
First sentence: We all have times when we feel miserable, often for no apparent reason.
Description: "Does the crooked gene give rise to the crooked thought? Satirical aphorisms apart, the revolution in molecular genetics has indeed given rise to a heady optimism that biology will soon explain all disturbances of mind and behaviour." "In this book, Julian Leff, a world leading psychiatrist, counters this reductionist stance. Instead he emphasizes what is known about the psychological, social and cultural factors underlying mental illness."--BOOK JACKET.