Madness Explained
Psychosis and Human Nature
$37.33
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
29 April 2004
Summary
‘Bentall has brought the patient back into the mainstream of humanity’ - Aaron T. Beck, from preface.
This book will explain what madness is, to show that it can be understood in psychological terms, and that by studying it we can learn important insights about the normal mind. The book will argue that traditional approaches to madness must be abandoned in favour of a new approach which is more consistent with that we now know about the human mind.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140275407 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140275401 |
| Author: | Richard P. Bentall, Aaron T. Beck |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 April 2004 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 132mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
“Madness Explained is a substantial, yet highly accessible work. Full of insight and humanity, it deserves a wide readership.” –Sunday Times
Will give readers a glimpse both of answers to their own problems, and to questions about how the mind works.” –Independent Magazine
About The Author
Richard P. Bentall
Richard P. Bentall holds a Chair in Experimental Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester. In 1989 he received the British Psychological Society’s May Davidson Award for his contribution to the field of Clinical Psychology.
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