Full Description
A Democratic Mind: Psychology and Psychiatry with Fewer Meds and More Soul focuses on how an individual lives one's life, and on the extent of harm that an individual can inflict on oneself or others. In this book, Charny provides a new lens for treating real people rather than offering treatments that alleviate symptoms.
Contents
Foreword, by Allen Frances, M.D.
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Coming Back Home from the Study of Genocide to Everyday Psychopathology
and PsychotherapyPart I: Applying the Concept of Democratic Mind to Treating Emotional Disorders, Breakdowns of Relationships and Disorders of Evil
Chapter 1: Democratic Mind: A Different Lens for Understanding and Treating for Psychological Health
Chapter 2: Understanding Totalitarian Meanings in Relationship Disorders and Psychopathology
Part II: Psychological Health, the Woes of DSM, and Multiple Schools of Therapy
Chapter 3: Psychological Health: Protecting and Improving the Quality of Life: My Own Life and the Lives of Others
Chapter 4: A Basic Question for Psychiatry and Psychology: How Much Can We Try to Cure the Mind through the Body?
Chapter 5: DSM-Thinking is Oblivious to the Human Condition: Returning Psychiatry to the Unconscious, Human Relationships, and Value Choices
Chapter 6: The Wisdom and Tools of Multiple Schools of Psychotherapy
Afterword
Appendix: Prescriptions for a Free and Democratic Mind
Bibliography
