Models for Mental Disorder

Mental health professionals come from a variety of disciplines and rarely approach mental disorders from the same standpoint. Models for Mental Disorder identifies five different models of mental disorder that are relevant to clinical practice. First published in 1987, Models for Mental Disorder anticipated the move towards integration of psychiatric services into multidisciplinary teams (doctor, psychologist, nurse, social worker etc) and the need to bring together the different philosophies of mental illness that often cause confusion.. The book has been widely read and is often used for training purposes so that each professional can understand and appreciate that differences in viewpoint are often a consequence of one or more models being used in a different way rather than a fundamental schism in approach. This revision covers: The Disease Model; the Psychodynamic Model; the Behavioral Model; the Cognitive Model; the Social Model; and the Working Models in Practice. The book also features two new chapters on application of models in multidisciplinary teams and how understanding models improves communication. An easy to read, jargon-free appendix for patients and lay-readers is also included.