Taking sides:  clashing views on controversial issues in abnormal psychology/ 
   
edited, selected, and with introductions by Richard P. Halgin. 
 - 1st edition 
 - Guilford, Conn.:  Dushkin/McGraw-Hill,  c2000. 
 - xxii, 378 pages:  illustrations;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Is the DSM-IV a useful classification system? --  Is there gender bias in the DSM-IV? --  Is multiple personality disorder a valid diagnosis? --  Does attention deficit disorder exist? --  Is schizophrenia a biological disorder? --  Does post-abortion syndrome exist? --  Are repressed memories valid? --  Have Consumer reports researchers proven that psychotherapy helps? --  Has too much emphasis been placed on empirically supported therapies? --  Is Ritalin overprescribed? --  Should psychosurgery be used to treat certain psychological conditions? --  Does media violence promote violent behavior in young people? --  Is pornography harmful? --  Is the Bell Curve Theory valid? --  Does religious commitment improve mental health? --  Has the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill worked? --  Should mental health professionals serve as gatekeepers for physician-assisted suicide? --  Is sexual orientation conversion therapy ethical? --  Is the abuse excuse overused? --  Is electroconvulsive therapy ethical? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072371935 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003440835 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology, Pathological--Miscellanea.<br/>Mental illness--Miscellanea.<br/>Reasoning--Miscellanea.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC454  / .T286 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>DC 616.89  / H13t