Author:
Allen, David M., 1949-
Imprint:Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2010.
Descriptionxviii, 281 p. ; 25 cm.
Note:The brainlessness-mindlessness pendulum -- Don't blame us -- The "abuse excuse" revisited -- It's a disease! Psychiatry and psychology sell out -- The heredity versus environment debate revisited : what the science actually says -- Evidence-based ignorance -- Diagnonsense -- Spinning on Axis II : the mystery of borderline personality disorder -- A tower of psychobabble? Today's psychotherapy, the idea of mental defectiveness, and family systems issues -- Integration.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.