{"product_id":"alternative-perspectives-on-psychiatric-validation-peter-zachar-9780199680733","title":"Alternative Perspectives on Psychiatric Validation","description":"Many of the current debates about validity in psychiatry and psychology are predicated on the unexpected failure to validate commonly used diagnostic categories. The recognition of this failure has resulted in, what Thomas Kuhn calls, a period of extraordinary science in which validation problems are given increased weight, alternatives are proposed, methodologies are debated, and philosophical and historical analyses are seen as more relevant than usual. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this important new book in the IPPP series, a group of leading thinkers in psychiatry, psychology, and philosophy offer alternative perspectives that address both the scientific and clinical aspects of psychiatric validation, emphasizing throughout their philosophical and historical considerations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a book that all psychiatrists, as well as philosophers with an interest in psychiatry, will find thought provoking and valuable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Zachar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199680736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199680733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Peter Zachar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47304753217791,"sku":"9780199680733","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c98d6a4-6a25-4b63-a97d-5549566b37fa.jpg?v=1758829068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alternative-perspectives-on-psychiatric-validation-peter-zachar-9780199680733","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}