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Title: Nine Dimensions Of Madness: Redefining Mental Health
Author: GALLON ROBERT L.
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/12/2015
Imprint: NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS
Price: $40.00
Publishing status: Active
In a book that reframes the mental health debate, Robert L. Gallon challenges the widely-held notion that mental disorders are medical diseases. Drawing on his extensive experience as a psychologist who has worked with thousands of patients, he argues that there are no objective indicators of mental disorders and therefore no way of drawing a distinct line between people who have them and people who don’t. Gallon outlines an alternative to the disease model defined by nine dimensions of dysfunction that encompass the range of human dysfunctions typically classified as mental disorders. He explains the origin of these problems, not as chemical imbalances and genetic abnormalities, but as the complex interaction of biological, psychological and social factors, called the Biopsychosocial model. Nine Dimensions of Madness will appeal to anyone interested in health policy and appropriate uses of the medical and mental health systems, including professionals and those under treatment.
ISBN: 9781583949269