History of Mental Health
The Historical Context of Mental Health
Background:
Historical views of mental illness
Defining abnormality
Categorising mental disorders
Key Research:
Rosenhan (1973) on being sane in insane places
Application:
Characteristics of an affective disorder and an anxiety disorder
The Medical Model
Background:
The biochemical explanation of mental illness
The genetic exploration of mental illness
Brain abnormality as an explanation of mental illness
Key Research:
Gottesman et al. (2010) on disorders in offspring with two psychiatrically ill parents
Application:
Biological treatment of one specific disorder
Alternatives to the Medical Model
Background:
The behaviourist explanation of mental illness
The cognitive explanation of mental illness
The cognitive neuroscience explanation of mental illness
Key Research:
Szasz (2011) on the myth of mental illness 50 years later
Application:
Non-biological treatment of one specific disorder
The Historical Context of Mental Health
Background:
Historical views of mental illness
Defining abnormality
Categorising mental disorders
Key Research:
Rosenhan (1973) on being sane in insane places
Application:
Characteristics of an affective disorder and an anxiety disorder
The Medical Model
Background:
The biochemical explanation of mental illness
The genetic exploration of mental illness
Brain abnormality as an explanation of mental illness
Key Research:
Gottesman et al. (2010) on disorders in offspring with two psychiatrically ill parents
Application:
Biological treatment of one specific disorder
Alternatives to the Medical Model
Background:
The behaviourist explanation of mental illness
The cognitive explanation of mental illness
The cognitive neuroscience explanation of mental illness
Key Research:
Szasz (2011) on the myth of mental illness 50 years later
Application:
Non-biological treatment of one specific disorder
