Bibliograph

Origins of mental illness, temperament, deviance, and disorder, Gordon Claridge

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Origins of mental illness, temperament, deviance, and disorder, Gordon Claridge

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Origins of mental illness

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Gordon Claridge

Sub title

temperament, deviance, and disorder

Summary

What determines the form of mental illness from which particular people suffer? Professor Claridge's central theme is that "psychiatric" disorders, even in their most severe forms-are abnormal manifestations of temperamental and personality characteristics we all possess to a greater or lesser degree. Examining the major forms of abnormality from this point of view, the author puts particular emphasis on the continuity between schizophrenia and normal behavior

Target audience

adult

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