Schizophrenia: A Scientific Delusion?
- ISBN-10
- 0415227178
- ISBN-13
- 9780415227179
- Series
- Schizophrenia
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 362
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Mary Boyle
Description
When first published, this book made a very significant contribution to the debates on the concepts of schizophrenia and mental illness. This new edition provides an incisive critical analysis of the debates over the last decade.
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- 1997
- 220 pages
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- 1997
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