biological psychiatry – A New Vision for Mental Health

Marjorie Castillo reviews “Anxiety — The Inside Story”

Author: Editorial 19th October 2020 0 Comments

“He argues that psychiatry has no theory of mental disorders, and views psychological disorders as originating in biology. He explains that this ideological perspective is highly problematic because it ignores the source of mental distress, and instead pushes biologically-based treatments…
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anxiety, biological psychiatry, biomedical model, book reviews, books, Marjorie Castillo, Niall McLaren, psychiatry

Madness and Genetic Determinism: Is Mental Illness in Our Genes?

Author: Editorial 9th December 2019 0 Comments

“As I researched this book, I came to realise that there were actually two separate stories that needed telling. One was the story of biological psychiatry, with its emphasis on bio-genetic explanations for mental illness and somatic remedies, and the…
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adoption studies, biological psychiatry, books, genetic determinism, Genetics, humanistic psychiatry, Patrick Hahn, twin studies

Pseudoscience in Biological Psychiatry: Blaming the Body

Author: Editorial 26th September 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Colin Ross and Prof. Alvin Pam. The publishers say: “… not a day passes without the media proclaiming yet another sensational breakthrough in the search for the physical origins of mental illness. But beyond…
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Alvin Pam, biological psychiatry, books, Colin Ross, Genetics, history of psychiatry, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, reductionism