Models for mental disorder : conceptual models in psychiatry

Tyrer, Peter J

Models for mental disorder : conceptual models in psychiatry - 5th ed. - viii, 194p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Previous edition published as: Models for mental disorder / Peter Tyrer, Derek Steinberg ; with illustrations by Derek Steinberg. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. The disease model -- 3. The psychodynamic model -- 4. The cognitive-behavioural model -- 5. The social model -- 6. An integrated model.

Anticipates the move towards integration of psychiatric services into multidisciplinary teams (doctor, psychologist, nurse, social worker, etc) and the need to bring together the different philosophies of mental illness. This book identifies four different models of mental disorder that are relevant to clinical practice.

9781118540527


Models, theoretical
Mental disorders
Psychiatry

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