Publisher's Synopsis
The fourth edition of this extremely popular and humorous text incorporates the latest thinking on the four key models used in psychiatry: disease, psychodynamic, cognitive–behavioural and social. Revised and updated to reflect the continuing growth of integrated community mental health teams, Models for Mental Disorder is essential reading for all students and practitioners of psychiatry and psychology. Reviews of previous editions: “This book . . . will continue to provide and invaluable introduction to the diverse schools of thought by which clinical work and research in psychiatry are structured.” British Journal of Psychiatry “An excellent, balanced account which deserves to the widely read and debated” International Clinical Psychopharmacology
