Taking sides clashing views on controversial issues in abnormal psychology - Halgin, Richard P. (Guilford, Connecticut McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2003)
Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction: What's "Abnormal" About Abnormal Psychology? -- Part 1. Classification and Diagnosis: Issue 1. Is the DSM-IV a Useful Classification System? -- Issue 2. Is There Gender Bias in the DSM-IV? -- Part 2. Psychological Conditions: Issue 3. Is Multiple Personality Disorder a Valid Diagnosis? -- Issue 4. Does Attention Deficit Disorder Exist? -- Issue 5. Should All Uses of MDMA (Ecstasy) Be Prohibited? -- Issue 6. Does Post-Abortion Syndrome Exist? -- Issue 7. Are Repressed Memories Valid? -- Part 3. Treatment: Issue 8. Are Prozac and Similar Antidepressants Safe and Effective? -- Issue 9. Has Too Much Emphasis Been Placed on Empirically Supported Therapies? -- Issue 10. Is Ritalin Overprescribed? -- Issue 11. Should Psychosurgery Be Used to Treat Certain Psychological Conditions? -- Part 4. Social Issues: Issue 12. Does Media Violence Promote Violent Behavior in Young People? -- Issue 13. Is Pornography Harmful? -- Issue 14. Is Divorce Always Detrimental to Children? -- Issue 15. Does Evolution Explain Why Men Rape? -- Issue 16. Has the Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill Worked? -- Part 5. Ethical and Legal Issues: Issue 17. Should Mental Health Professionals Serve as Gatekeepers for Physician-Assisted Suicide? -- Issue 18. Is Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy Ethical? -- Issue 19. Is The Abuse Excuse Overused? -- Issue 20. Is Electroconvulsive Therapy Ethical? -- Contributors -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Psychology, Pathological -- Miscellanea; Mental illness -- Miscellanea; Reasoning -- Miscellanea