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What is Mental Disorder?

by Derek Bolton

PhilosophySelf-Help

2008

The effects of mental disorder are apparent and pervasive, in suffering, loss of freedom and life opportunities, negative impacts on education, work satisfaction and productivity, complications in law, institutions of healthcare, and more. This book tackles the problems involved in the definition and boundaries of mental disorder.

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