Sources and Traditions of Classification in Psychiatry

This book is a highly readable overview of the origins and the current state of the principles, key concepts, and applications of psychiatry. Special emphasis is given to the various "schools" of the subject and their key philosophical and practical differences.This book will be particularly useful to psychiatrists and psychologists, as well as public health workers, social scientists, students, lay readers with an interest in psychiatry.Sartorius, Norman is the author of 'Sources and Traditions of Classification in Psychiatry', published 1990 under ISBN 9780920887745 and ISBN 0920887740.