Taking sides.
By: edited, selected, and with introductions by Richard P. Halgin.
Contributors: Halgin, Richard P.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Psychology, Pathological -- Miscellanea.; Mental illness -- Miscellanea.; Reasoning -- Miscellanea.
Genres: Miscellanea.
Other titles: Clashing views on controversial issues in abnormal psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Is the DSM-IV a useful classification system? --; title: Is there gender bias in the DSM-IV? --; title: Is multiple personality disorder a valid diagnosis? --; title: Does attention deficit disorder exist? --; title: Is schizophrenia a biological disorder? --; title: Does post-abortion syndrome exist? --; title: Are repressed memories valid? --; title: Have Consumer reports researchers proven that psychotherapy helps? --; title: Has too much emphasis been placed on empirically supported therapies? --; title: Is Ritalin overprescribed? --; title: Should psychosurgery be used to treat certain psychological conditions? --; title: Does media violence promote violent behavior in young people? --; title: Is pornography harmful? --; title: Is the Bell Curve Theory valid? --; title: Does religious commitment improve mental health? --; title: Has the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill worked? --; title: Should mental health professionals serve as gatekeepers for physician-assisted suicide? --; title: Is sexual orientation conversion therapy ethical? --; title: Is the abuse excuse overused? --; title: Is electroconvulsive therapy ethical?