Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 What Causes Mental Illness?
Chapter Preface 18
1 The Social Construction of Mental Illness: Power, Pathology and PMDD Rachel V. Isreeli 20
2 Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Mental Illness Victor Carrion 35
3 Chronic Stress Can Lead to Mental Illness Robert Sanders 41
4 Mental Illness Is Overdiagnosed Bruce Levine 46
5 That Mental Illness Is Common Does Not Mean It Is Overdiagnosed Brent Michael Kious 57
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 64
Chapter 2 How Should Mental Illness Be Treated?
Chapter Preface 66
1 Pharmaceuticals Are Central to the Treatment of Schizophrenia Margarita Tartakovsky 68
2 Psychotherapy May Be an Effective Treatment for Severe Mental Illness Rachel Pruchno 76
3 Better Treatment Is Needed for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Lois Beckett 81
4 The PTSD Trap: Our Overdiagnosis of PTSD in Vets Is Enough to Make You Sick David Dobbs 92
5 Raising Public Awareness May Reduce Male Suicide Dan Brisker Jennifer White 107
6 Addressing Stigma and Masculinity May Reduce Male Suicide Owen Jones 119
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 126
Chapter 3 Is Involuntary Treatment for the Mentally Ill Ethical?
Chapter Preface 128
1 Involuntary Treatment for the Mentally Ill Is Dangerous and Harmful Jennifer Friedenbach 130
2 Involuntary Commitment Is Sometimes Necessary John Casada 135
3 Involuntary Commitment Is Unnecessary and Discriminatory Thea Amidov 140
4 Confining the Mentally Ill in Prisons Is Ineffective and Inhumane E. Fuller Torrey et al 146
5 Mental Hospital Care Is Little Better than Prison Chandra Bozelko 161
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 166
Chapter 4 What Are Issues Surrounding Violence and the Mentally Ill?
Chapter Preface 168
1 The Insanity Defense Is Necessary and Moral Mental Health America 170
2 Stop the Insane Insanity Defense Sam Vaknin 183
3 Better Mental Health Care Can Reduce Violence Melissa Healy 188
4 Guns-Not the Mentally Ill-Kill People Abby Rapoport 193
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 200
For Further Discussion 201
Organizations to Contact 203
Bibliography of Books 209
Index 213