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Schizophrenic Disorders:

Sense and Nonsense in Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment

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  • © 1992

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  1. Leighton C. Whitaker

    1. Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, USA

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Part of the book series: Perspectives on Individual Differences (PIDF)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages N2-xv
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  2. Introduction to the Phenomena and Their Conceptualization

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 1-17

  3. Historical Overview

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 19-39

  4. The Parameters of Assessment

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 41-63

  5. The Narrative as Assessment

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 65-87

  6. Clinical Case History, Observation, and Interview

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 89-107

  7. Structured Interviews and Diagnostic Systems

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 109-125

  8. Psychological Tests

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 127-160

  9. Assessment of Possible Neural Substrates

    • Antonio E. Puente
    Pages 161-177

  10. Conceptualization of Schizophrenic Disorders

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 179-194

  11. Treatment and Prevention

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 195-217

  12. Legal and Legislative Considerations

    • Leighton C. Whitaker
    Pages 219-231

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 233-256
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About this book

No diagnosis of mental disorder is more important or more disputable than that of "schizophrenia." The 1982 case of John Hinckley, who shot President Reagan, brought both aspects of this diagnostic dilemma to the forefront of national attention. It became evident to the general public that the experts engaged to study him exhaustively could not agree on whether Hinckley was schizophrenic. General public outrage ensued, as schizophrenia, "the sacred symbol of psychiatry," in the words of Thomas Szasz (1976), emerged as a king of Alice in Wonderland travesty. Schizo­ phrenia seemed not to be a legitimate diagnostic entity but some sort of facade erected to protect the guilty. In 1973, David Rosenhan had already shown the readers of Science that schizo­ phrenia was a label that could be given to normal people presenting with a supposed auditory hallucination on even one occasion. In Rosenhan's studies, mental health professionals were outclassed by the regular psychiatric hospital patients, who cor­ rectly saw the false schizophrenics as imposters while the professional diagnosticians continued to fool themselves.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, USA

    Leighton C. Whitaker

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Schizophrenic Disorders:

  • Book Subtitle: Sense and Nonsense in Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment

  • Authors: Leighton C. Whitaker

  • Series Title: Perspectives on Individual Differences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2159-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44156-1Published: 31 July 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3222-8Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-2159-1Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 256

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology

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