Название: Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
Автор: Hal Arkowitz and Scott O. Lilienfeld
Издательство: Wiley-Blackwell
Год: 2017
Формат: AZW3, PDF, EPUB
Размер: 6 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Written in a lively and entertaining style, Facts and Fictions in Mental Health examines common conceptions and misconceptions surrounding mental health and its treatment. Each chapter focuses on a misconception and is followed by a discussion of related findings from scientific research.

A compilation of the authors' "Facts and Fictions" columns written for Scientific American Mind, with the addition of six new columns exclusive to this book
Written in a lively and often entertaining style, accessible to both the undergraduate and the interested general reader
Each chapter covers a different "fiction" and allows readers to gain a more balanced and accurate view of important topics in mental health
The six new columns examine myths and misconceptions of considerable interest and relevance to undergraduates in abnormal psychology courses
Introductory material and references are included throughout the book