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BL
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704223
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b526412
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| Title & Author
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Mental illness : : opposing viewpoints /\ Tamara L. Roleff, Laura K. Egendorf, book editor
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| Publication Statement
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San Diego, California :: Greenhaven Press,, c2000
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| Series Statement
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Opposing viewpoints series
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| Page. NO
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191 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0737703474 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0737703482 (hc : alk. paper)
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: 9780737703474 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780737703481 (hc : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Mental illness is too broadly defined / L.J. Davis -- Mental illness is not too broadly defined / American Psychiatric Association -- Mental illness is a disease / Hillary Rodham Clinton and Steven Hyman -- Mental illness is not a disease / Martin Bobgan and Deidre Bobgan -- Some unusual behaviors are signs of mental illness / John Ratey and Catherine Johnson -- Normal women's behavior is erroneously classified as mental illness / Paula J. Caplan -- Immoral behavior should not be excused as a sign of mental illness / Dennis Prager -- Severely mentally ill persons should be institutionalized / E. Fuller Torrey -- Institutionalization harms most mentally ill persons / Ira A. Burnim -- Mental health should be treated on a par with physical health / Lewis L. Judd -- Mental health should not be treated on a par with physical health / Richard E. Vatz -- The mentally ill should be accommodated in the workplace / Mary Conroy -- Personality disorders should not be accommodated in the work place / G.E. Zuriff -- Antidepressants are helpful for depressed children / Harold S. Koplewicz -- Antidepressants for children are overprescribed / Arianna Huffington -- Childhood attention deficit disorder is a serious problem / Peter Jaksa -- The extent of childhood attention deficit disorder is exaggerated / Thomas Armstrong -- Ritalin is safe and effective for children with attention deficit disorder / Russell A. Barkley, George J. DuPaul, and Anthony Costello -- Ritalin is dangerous / Mary Eberstadt -- Psychotherapy is effective / Consumer Reports -- Psychotherapy is harmful and ineffective / Al Siebert -- Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for schizophrenia and depression / Rael Jean Isaac -- Electroconvulsive therapy causes severe brain damage / Peter R. Breggin
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| Abstract
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Considers the following questions: How should mental illnesses be defined? How should society deal with the mentally ill? What mental health issues do children face? What mental health treatments are beneficial?
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Mental illness, Miscellanea
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Mental illness-- Public opinion
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Mental illness-- Social aspects
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| LC Classification
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RC454.4.M463 2000
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| Added Entry
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Egendorf, Laura K.,1973-
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Roleff, Tamara L.,1959-
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