Models for Mental Disorder 4e

by Peter J. Tyrer, Derek Steinberg

Written by distinguished academic and Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry, and a now retired NHS consultant psychiatrist, this latest edition of Models for Mental Disorders reflects the significant changes in clinical practice and understanding in the last four years.
With increased emphasis on the multidisciplinary approach now being used in all mental health facilities in Europe, the two new chapters on application of models in multidisciplinary teams and how understanding of models improves communication are particularly timely and relevant. The book also features an easy-to-read new appendix providing a glossary of commonly-used terms in psychiatry for the interested lay-reader. An adopted title on many psychology courses throughout the UK, this fourth edition continues to provide an invaluable introduction to the different models used in evaluating mental health, and is recommended reading for all those interested in mental health and illness.  

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Fatini Zulkifli · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a non-native English speaker and a person who does not have educational background in the field of psychiatry, I really loved this book even though it was published long, long time ago. The language used was very easy to understand. In writing Chapter 2 of my thesis, I will probably paraphrase some parts of this book. The most important knowledge I learn from this book is mental disorder is treated according to five models: the disease model, psychodynamic model, behavioral model, cognitive model and the social model. The authors described each of the models pretty well. They also made comparison and combined it all suiting with the context of the patients.

[Ian Pitchford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides very clear and concise material on the main approaches to mental disorder: the disease model, the psychodynamic model, the behavioural model, the cognitive model, and the social model. There is a concluding chapter on how these models are used in clinical practice.