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Author:

Thompson, Marie L., 1947-

Title:

Mental illness / Marie L. Thompson.

Publisher:

Greenwood Press,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xiv, 219 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Mental illness--Popular works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-215) and index.

Contents:

Background of mental illness -- What is mental illness? -- Mental illnesses : diagnosis and description -- Treatment approaches to mental illness -- Scientific discoveries and advances : twentieth-century developments -- Controversies and issues surrounding mental illness -- Validity of the biomedical model of mental illness : does mental illness exist? -- Political acts and legal issues : protection or discrimination? -- Treatment : when does it help? When does it hurt? -- Insurance : who pays and at what price? -- References and resources -- Annotated primary documents -- Mental illness timeline -- Glossary.

Series:

Health and medical issues today, 1558-7592

ISBN:

9780313335655 (alk. paper)
0313335656 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2006028663

Locations:

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PYAX423 -- ECC - Osgood Library (Iowa Falls)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)