Taking sides.
Richard P Halgin
Taking sides. edited, selected, and with introductions by Richard P. Halgin. - 1st ed. - Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, c2000. - xxii, 378 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index
Part 1. Classification and diagnosis - 1
1. Is the DSM-IV a useful classification system? --
2. Is there gender bias in the DSM-IV? --
Part 2. Psychological conditions - 41
3. Is multiple personality disorder a valid diagnosis? --
4. Does attention deficit disorder exist? --
5. Is schizophrenia a biological disorder? --
6. Does post-abortion syndrome exist? --
7. Are repressed memories valid? --
Part 3. Treatment 119
8. Have Consumer reports researchers proven that . psychotherapy helps? --
9. Has too much emphasis been placed on empirically supported therapies? --
10. Is Ritalin overprescribed? --
11. Should psychosurgery be used to treat certain psychological conditions? --
Part 4. Social issues - 185
12. Does media violence promote violent behavior in young people? --
13. Is pornography harmful? --
14. Is the Bell Curve Theory valid? --
15. Does religious commitment improve mental health? --
16. Has the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill worked? --
Part 5. Ethical and legal issues - 277
17.cShould mental health professionals serve as gatekeepers for physician-assisted suicide? --
18. Is sexual orientation conversion therapy ethical? --
19. Is the abuse excuse overused? --
20. Is electroconvulsive therapy ethical?
0072371935
9780072371932
Psychology, Pathological
Mental illness
Reasoning
RC454 / .T286
Taking sides. edited, selected, and with introductions by Richard P. Halgin. - 1st ed. - Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, c2000. - xxii, 378 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index
Part 1. Classification and diagnosis - 1
1. Is the DSM-IV a useful classification system? --
2. Is there gender bias in the DSM-IV? --
Part 2. Psychological conditions - 41
3. Is multiple personality disorder a valid diagnosis? --
4. Does attention deficit disorder exist? --
5. Is schizophrenia a biological disorder? --
6. Does post-abortion syndrome exist? --
7. Are repressed memories valid? --
Part 3. Treatment 119
8. Have Consumer reports researchers proven that . psychotherapy helps? --
9. Has too much emphasis been placed on empirically supported therapies? --
10. Is Ritalin overprescribed? --
11. Should psychosurgery be used to treat certain psychological conditions? --
Part 4. Social issues - 185
12. Does media violence promote violent behavior in young people? --
13. Is pornography harmful? --
14. Is the Bell Curve Theory valid? --
15. Does religious commitment improve mental health? --
16. Has the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill worked? --
Part 5. Ethical and legal issues - 277
17.cShould mental health professionals serve as gatekeepers for physician-assisted suicide? --
18. Is sexual orientation conversion therapy ethical? --
19. Is the abuse excuse overused? --
20. Is electroconvulsive therapy ethical?
0072371935
9780072371932
Psychology, Pathological
Mental illness
Reasoning
RC454 / .T286