Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness

An Exploration of the Past, Present, and Future

AvPaul H. Jenkins

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

The question of whether someone is psychologically healthy or mentally ill, and the fundamental nature of mental health underlying that question has been debated in cultural, academic, and clinical settings for millennia. This book provides an overview of how people have conceptualized and understood mental illness through the ages. The book begins by looking at mental illness in humanity’s evolutionary past then moves through the major historical epochs: the mythological, the Classical, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern, and the postmodern. At each point, it focuses on major elements that emerged regarding how people judged sanity and insanity and places major emphasis on the growing fields of psychiatry and psychology as they emerged and developed. As the book moves into the twenty-first century, Dr. Jenkins presents his integrated model of knowledge, a systemic, holistic model of the psyche that creates a conceptual foundation for understanding both psychological wellness and disorder and approaching assessment and diagnosis. This text provides a valuable exploration of mental health and illness across the ages and gives those already well versed in the subject matter a fresh perspective on the past and new model of knowledge and assessment for the future.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-01-27
Mått:152 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt:640 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:338
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138340756

Utforska kategorier

Klinisk psykologi inom Medicin
Psykiatri inom Medicin
Psykoterapi som behandlingsmetod inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Paul H. Jenkins, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of professional experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. He is a professor of psychology at National University and enjoys teaching students the fundamentals of assessment, treatment planning, and psychotherapy.

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"In this deeply probing work, Paul Jenkins investigates and analyses the constructs of mental health and mental illness. Drawing from multiple perspectives based in a rich and deep knowledge of the relevant scholarship from an array of relevant fields, Jenkins deconstructs and assesses the theories and underlying epistemologies that have been applied to mental health and mental illness. He takes the reader on an insightful historical voyage through the development of these concepts over time, concluding with an integrative synthesis grounded in a new variation on the biopsychosocial model. This is a book that should be read by every thoughtful student or practitioner in a mental health field."Jay L. Lebow, PhD, ABPP, senior scholar and clinical professor, The Family Institute at Northwestern University

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Ch. 1 Prehistory; Ch. 2 The Mythological Era; Ch. 3 The Classical Era; Ch. 4 The Middle Ages; Ch. 5 The Renaissance; Ch. 6 The Enlightenment; Ch. 7 The Modern Age; Ch. 8 The Postmodern Age; Ch. 9 The Twenty-First Century; Ch. 10 Now and Into the Future.