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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A recommended, basic text for any health library collection
Schizophrenia And Other Psychotic Disorders appears in its second edition to provide a needed and thorough update to the new research and findings in the mental health field. Over 500 entries, most new or updated for this edition, chart the nature of psychotic disorders, new treatments and theories, and key practitioners working in the field. Chapters provide a quick...
Published on May 23, 2001 by Midwest Book Review
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1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
an encyclopedia is not always a good idea
somewhat confusing since the author gives equal weight to old, not very often used words and more comtemporay terms. Although erudite at most times, the author has the disturbing habit of getting into very personal insights, which may or may not coincide with the reader. A case in point, he spends almost a full page ranting about the now defunct soviet system of...
Published on April 27, 2003
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A recommended, basic text for any health library collection,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders (Facts on File Library of Health & Living) (Library Binding)
Schizophrenia And Other Psychotic Disorders appears in its second edition to provide a needed and thorough update to the new research and findings in the mental health field. Over 500 entries, most new or updated for this edition, chart the nature of psychotic disorders, new treatments and theories, and key practitioners working in the field. Chapters provide a quick encyclopedic reference to the topics. A recommended, basic text for any health library collection.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
an encyclopedia is not always a good idea,
By A Customer
This review is from: Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders (Facts on File Library of Health & Living) (Library Binding)
somewhat confusing since the author gives equal weight to old, not very often used words and more comtemporay terms. Although erudite at most times, the author has the disturbing habit of getting into very personal insights, which may or may not coincide with the reader. A case in point, he spends almost a full page ranting about the now defunct soviet system of psychiatic treatment, something odd and misplaced in this book.Anyway the author is a psychologist,not a psychiatrist, and it shows. |
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Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders (Facts on File Library of Health & Living) by Richard Noll (Library Binding - Sept. 2000)
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