The Scope of Epidemiological Psychiatry: Essays in Honour of Michael Shepherd

ISBN-13: 9781138322806 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 548 str.

Paul Williams; Greg Wilkinson; Kenneth Rawnsley

Opis

The late Professor Michael Shepherd was one of the most eminent and respected international figures in psychiatry. Originally published in 1989, this volume of essays, written specifically in his honour, is concerned with the scientific approach to epidemiological psychiatry.

Spis treści

Foreword 1 Gerald Russell  Foreword 2 Norman Sartorius  General Introduction Paul Williams, Greg Wilkinson and Kenneth Rawnsley  Section 1: The Scientific Principles of Epidemiological and Social Enquiry in Psychiatry  Introduction  Historical Origins.  The Social Sciences.  Quantitative Methods.  Section 2: Epidemiological Studies of Mental Disorder  Introduction  Charting Historical Trends.  Completing the Clinical Picture of Disease and the Delineation of New Syndromes.  Identification of Causal Factors and the Computation of Individual Morbid Risks.  Section 3: The Evaluation of Psychiatric Intervention  Introduction  Specific Treatment Approaches.  Service Organization.  Section 4: The International Perspective  Introduction  Section 5: The Scientific Approach to Epidemiological and Social Psychiatry: The Contribution of Michael Shepherd  Name Index.  Subject Index.

O autorze

Paul Williams, Greg Wilkinson, Kenneth Rawnsley