Psychiatry has undergone a dynamic evolution in the last 40 years, an evolution to which Dr. Louis West made many contributions. Psychiatry today and Dr. West's career are intertwined in a mosaic of interaction. It is therefore fitting that this compilation of essays in honor of Dr. West is entitled The Mosaic of Contemporary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives. The papers collectively form a snapshot of the field of psychiatry today. Each chapter offers a historical perspective of the topic discussed, followed by a description of modern day issues and a look at the future of psychiatry. This…mehr
Psychiatry has undergone a dynamic evolution in the last 40 years, an evolution to which Dr. Louis West made many contributions. Psychiatry today and Dr. West's career are intertwined in a mosaic of interaction. It is therefore fitting that this compilation of essays in honor of Dr. West is entitled The Mosaic of Contemporary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives. The papers collectively form a snapshot of the field of psychiatry today. Each chapter offers a historical perspective of the topic discussed, followed by a description of modern day issues and a look at the future of psychiatry. This book will enhance the knowledge and technical skills of psychiatrists as well as other clinicians in the mental health care field.
1 Social and Community Psychiatry.- 1. LJ West's Place in Social and Community Psychiatry.- 2. Linking the Public Mental Health System With Academia (UCLA).- 3. Psychiatry and Legal Regulation: Thirty Years of Beneficence or Three Decades of Bedevilment?.- 4. Human Sexuality and Law: Three Decades of Transition.- 5. Reflections on Psychiatry and the Death Penalty.- 6. Violence, Personality, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Developmental and Political Perspectives.- 7. Medical Ethics.- 2 Anthropological and Sociocultural Considerations.- 8. Louis Jolyon West and the Ecological Model of Psychiatric Disorders: A Lecture in Medical History-October 6, 2024.- 9. Psychohistorical View of Transcultural Psychiatry.- 10. Contemporary Psychiatry: Racial Perspectives on the Past and Future.- 11. Mental Health Among Hispanic Americans: Four Decades of Research.- 12. Jikuri, the Tarahumara Peyote Cult: An Interpretation.- 13. Cults, Coercion, and Contumely.- 3 Brain and Behavior and Mental Phenomena.- 14. Advances in Biological Psychiatry.- 15. Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Brain Function in Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.- 16. On the Interaction of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors During Language Development: A Quantitative Histological Study.- 17. LSD and Psychiatry: A Personal Trip.- 18. Hallucinations and West's Perceptual Release Theory.- 19. Sensory Deprivation and Sensory Isolation Research, and Political Torture: A 35-Year Critical Retrospective.- 20. The Dynamics of the Organism: Can Mind and Body Be Integrated?.- 4 Psychiatric Disorders and Dysfunctions: Phenomenology and Treatment.- 21. The Anxiety Disorders: A Review.- 22. Dissociation in the 1990s.- 23. Reflections on Multiple Personality Disorder: A View From the Looking Glass of HypnosisPast.- 24. From West to Mesmer.- 25. Schizophrenia: From Institutionalization to Community Reintegration.- 26. Suicide and Violence Reduction: Research and Publicity.- 27. The Psychiatric Subspecialty of Sleep Disorders Medicine.- 28. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.- 5 Drug and Alcohol Abuse.- 29. Children of Alcoholics: Are They Different?.- 30. Neuropsychological Deficits in Alcoholics: Cognitive and Motivational Factors.- 31. Substance Abuse.- 32. Nicotine: Medication or Scourge?.- 6 Education and Administration.- 33. Professional Socialization of the Physician: Implications for Emotional Impairment or Weil-Being.- 34. Teaching Psychiatry to Medical Students: A Pocketful of Wry.- 35. Psychiatric Education: With Some Remarks on the "West"ern Style.- 36. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Building the Data Base.- 37. Building Research Careers in Child Psychiatry.- 38. Geriatric Psychiatry.- 39. Toward Integration of Clinical and Policy Perspectives in Mental Health Services Research.- Author Index.
1 Social and Community Psychiatry.- 1. LJ West's Place in Social and Community Psychiatry.- 2. Linking the Public Mental Health System With Academia (UCLA).- 3. Psychiatry and Legal Regulation: Thirty Years of Beneficence or Three Decades of Bedevilment?.- 4. Human Sexuality and Law: Three Decades of Transition.- 5. Reflections on Psychiatry and the Death Penalty.- 6. Violence, Personality, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Developmental and Political Perspectives.- 7. Medical Ethics.- 2 Anthropological and Sociocultural Considerations.- 8. Louis Jolyon West and the Ecological Model of Psychiatric Disorders: A Lecture in Medical History-October 6, 2024.- 9. Psychohistorical View of Transcultural Psychiatry.- 10. Contemporary Psychiatry: Racial Perspectives on the Past and Future.- 11. Mental Health Among Hispanic Americans: Four Decades of Research.- 12. Jikuri, the Tarahumara Peyote Cult: An Interpretation.- 13. Cults, Coercion, and Contumely.- 3 Brain and Behavior and Mental Phenomena.- 14. Advances in Biological Psychiatry.- 15. Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Brain Function in Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.- 16. On the Interaction of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors During Language Development: A Quantitative Histological Study.- 17. LSD and Psychiatry: A Personal Trip.- 18. Hallucinations and West's Perceptual Release Theory.- 19. Sensory Deprivation and Sensory Isolation Research, and Political Torture: A 35-Year Critical Retrospective.- 20. The Dynamics of the Organism: Can Mind and Body Be Integrated?.- 4 Psychiatric Disorders and Dysfunctions: Phenomenology and Treatment.- 21. The Anxiety Disorders: A Review.- 22. Dissociation in the 1990s.- 23. Reflections on Multiple Personality Disorder: A View From the Looking Glass of HypnosisPast.- 24. From West to Mesmer.- 25. Schizophrenia: From Institutionalization to Community Reintegration.- 26. Suicide and Violence Reduction: Research and Publicity.- 27. The Psychiatric Subspecialty of Sleep Disorders Medicine.- 28. Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.- 5 Drug and Alcohol Abuse.- 29. Children of Alcoholics: Are They Different?.- 30. Neuropsychological Deficits in Alcoholics: Cognitive and Motivational Factors.- 31. Substance Abuse.- 32. Nicotine: Medication or Scourge?.- 6 Education and Administration.- 33. Professional Socialization of the Physician: Implications for Emotional Impairment or Weil-Being.- 34. Teaching Psychiatry to Medical Students: A Pocketful of Wry.- 35. Psychiatric Education: With Some Remarks on the "West"ern Style.- 36. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Building the Data Base.- 37. Building Research Careers in Child Psychiatry.- 38. Geriatric Psychiatry.- 39. Toward Integration of Clinical and Policy Perspectives in Mental Health Services Research.- Author Index.
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