Conceptual Issues in Psychological Medicine

by the late Michael Shepherd

Overview

Conceptual Issues in Psychological Medicine is a collection of papers written by the celebrated psychiatrist, Michael Shepherd, who was one of the originators of psychiatric epidemiology in the UK and a leading social psychiatrist of his generation. He designed and implemented some of the first systematic studies into what are now widely recognised clinical syndromes. His extensive research experience and his advocacy of a scientific approach to social psychiatry form the basis of the essays contained in this book.
Covering such issues as the development of research strategy and the difficulties involved in completing psychiatric studies, Shepherd's papers address many of the issues currently facing professionals in this field. He writes authoritatively and engagingly on clinical syndromes, the history of ideas and the use of the epidemiological approach in psychiatry.
Conceptual Issues in Psychological Medicine stimulates and informs the reader in equal measure; it will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of any practitioner of medicine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134970209
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/15/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Michael Shepherd was Emeritus Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, and Editor of the international journal Psychological Medicine. He died in 1996.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Sherlock Holmes and the case of Dr Freud; Chapter 2 Formulation of new research strategies on schizophrenia; Chapter 3 Morbid jealousy; Chapter 4 Changing disciplines in psychiatry; Chapter 5 Psychological medicine redivivus; Chapter 6 The sciences and general psychopathology; Chapter 7 Sir Aubrey Lewis – an Australian psychiatrist; Chapter 8 The legacies of Sir Aubrey Lewis; Chapter 9 The origins and directions of social psychiatry; Chapter 10 Healing in perversion; Chapter 11 The case of Arise Evans:; Chapter 12 Epidemiology and clinical psychiatry; Chapter 13 Karl Jaspers; Chapter 14 John Ryle; Chapter 15 Urban factors in mental disorders:; Chapter 16 The only metaphysical man; Chapter 17 What price psychotherapy?; Chapter 18 Two faces of Emil Kraepelin;