The Ethics of Labeling in Mental Health - Kristie Madsen, Peter Leech

The Ethics of Labeling in Mental Health

Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2007
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2872-4 (ISBN)
36,15 inkl. MwSt
Addressing how the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSMMD), the primary resource used in the mental health profession, has influenced much larger social issue, this book challenges the mental health system to evolve beyond the DSMDD focus on pathology and develop a more humane method of handling functional needs of patients.
The myths of mental illness are numerous and negatively affect the lives of patients on a regular basis. For this reason they demand exposure and rectification, and this book proposes the means to accomplish both. The focus of this book is the institution of professional mental health as it operates in America today, specifically addressing how the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSMMD), the primary resource used in the mental health profession, has influenced much larger social issues. Chapters are organized around the discussion of prominent myths of the mental health system. Case studies of mental health patients are presented to illustrate the serious misfortunes that befall individuals who have been mislabeled and mistreated. As the examples reveal, in many instances the patients' lives have been plagued by the designation of mental ""disorders"" that perhaps never existed. The book challenges the mental health system to evolve beyond the DSMDD focus on pathology and develop a more humane method of addressing the functional needs of patients. International perspectives are presented, and specific steps are outlined for providing mental health services that adequately serve individuals with serious and persistent mental illnesses.

Kristie Madsen is a medical social worker at Mendocino Coast District Hospital in Fort Bragg, California. She lives in Fort Bragg. Peter Leech is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist. He lives in Fort Bragg, California.

Table of Contents



Preface     



1. Making the Case Against Diagnostic Labeling     



Myth I: The Mental Health System Truly Serves the Public Good

Introduction: The Myth of Serving the Public Good     

2. What We Believe About Helping Professionals     

3. The Therapist Always Knows Best     

4. What We Mean by Mental Health     

5. The Medical Model     

6. The World of Secrecy     

7. Twin Sisters of Different Mothers: Disability or Disorder?     



Myth II: The DSMMD Applies to Every Client

Introduction: When the DSMMD Just Doesn’t Serve     

8. Humpty Dumpty’s Guide to the DSMMD:

Critical Issues in the Diagnostic Approach     

9. About Fitting the Square Peg into the Round Hole     

10. Looking Deeper into the Pond: Continuing the Case

Against Diagnostic Labeling     

11. The Mental Health Paradox: Helping or Harming     

12. Special Forever: A Kid’s Worst Nightmare!     

13. Everyone Needs a Label, Don’t They?     

14. Looking Beyond the Label to Serve Every Client     

15. The Acknowledgment Approach     

16. Assessment Approaches     

17. The Role of the Therapist     



Myth III: The Mental Health System is Accessible to the Disadvantaged

Introduction: No Clear Pathways to the System     

18. Case: Joey     

19. Case: Sally     

20. Case: Barry     

21. Case: Tammy     

22. Case: Max     



Myth IV: The System of Diagnostic Labeling Provides Solutions to Social Problems

Introduction: The Ultimate Betrayal     

23. Understanding the Origins of Labeling     

24. Defining What We Mean by Serious Mental Illness     

25. Facing the Ultimate Challenge     

Afterthoughts     



Appendix: Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers     

Notes     

Bibliography     

Index     

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.6.2007
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 300 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitswesen
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinethik
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10 0-7864-2872-4 / 0786428724
ISBN-13 978-0-7864-2872-4 / 9780786428724
Zustand Neuware
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