Psychiatry Reconsidered From Medical Treatment to Supportive Underst
Psychiatry suffers a lot of criticism, not least from within its own scientifically founded medical world. This book provides an account of mental health difficulties and how they are generally addressed in conventional medical circles, alongside critical
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Psychiatry Reconsidered From Medical Treatment to Supportive Understanding Hugh Middleton Associate Professor, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham and Consultant Psychiatrist, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
© Hugh Middleton 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-41136-5 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.
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This would not have been possible unaided and in isolation. The support of family and friends has been indispensable, but greatest thanks must go to the many hundreds if not thousands of people I have encountered in my professional life. It is a privilege to have been able to spend time with and alongside so many and so intimately. Books, even this one, can only tell so much, and teachers likewise. The real world in all its messiness and uncertainty has much more to offer, and for a doctor that world is their patients’. This comes with heartfelt gratitude to all who over the years have opened up or put their trust in me, doubted and argued. From you I have learned far more than any book could convey or any teacher wisely share. Hugh Middleton, Nottingham, December 2014
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