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The Mosaic of Contemporary Psychiatry in Perspective

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Anthony Kales

    1. Department of Psychiatry, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA
      Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA

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  2. Chester M. Pierce

    1. Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA
      Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, USA

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  3. Milton Greenblatt

    1. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  3. Anthropological and Sociocultural Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-78
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    2. Louis Jolyon West and the Ecological Model of Psychiatric Disorders: A Lecture in Medical History—October 6, 2024

      • Michael T. McGuire
      Pages 79-88

    3. Psychohistorical View of Transcultural Psychiatry

      • Joe Yamamoto
      Pages 89-98

    4. Contemporary Psychiatry: Racial Perspectives on the Past and Future

      • Chester M. Pierce
      Pages 99-109

    5. Mental Health Among Hispanic Americans: Four Decades of Research

      • Marvin Karno
      Pages 110-120

    6. Jikuri, the Tarahumara Peyote Cult: An Interpretation

      • Alfonso Paredes, Fructuoso Irigoyen-Rascón
      Pages 121-129

    7. Cults, Coercion, and Contumely

      • Margaret Thaler Singer, Marsha Emmer Addis
      Pages 130-142

  4. Brain and Behavior and Mental Phenomena

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-144
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    2. Advances in Biological Psychiatry

      • Anthony Kales, Alexandros N. Vgontzas
      Pages 145-162

    3. Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Brain Function in Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

      • Lewis R. Baxter Jr
      Pages 163-172

    4. On the Interaction of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors During Language Development: A Quantitative Histological Study

      • Arnold B. Scheibel, Rod Simonds
      Pages 173-181
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About this book

Psychiatry has undergone a dynamic evolution in the last 40 years, an evolution to which Dr. Louis West made many contributions. Psychiatry today and Dr. West's career are intertwined in a mosaic of interaction. It is therefore fitting that this compilation of essays in honor of Dr. West is entitled The Mosaic of Contemporary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives. The papers collectively form a snapshot of the field of psychiatry today. Each chapter offers a historical perspective of the topic discussed, followed by a description of modern day issues and a look at the future of psychiatry. This book will enhance the knowledge and technical skills of psychiatrists as well as other clinicians in the mental health care field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA

    Anthony Kales

  • Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, USA

    Anthony Kales

  • Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA

    Chester M. Pierce

  • Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, USA

    Chester M. Pierce

  • Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA

    Milton Greenblatt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Mosaic of Contemporary Psychiatry in Perspective

  • Editors: Anthony Kales, Chester M. Pierce, Milton Greenblatt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9194-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-9196-8Published: 10 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-9194-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 448

  • Topics: Psychiatry

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Engineering, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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