Masters of the Mind: Exploring the Story of Mental Illness from Ancient Times to the New Millennium
Book Details
- Publisher : John Wiley
- Published : January 2004
- Cover : Hardback
- Category :
Psychoanalysis - Category 2 :
Clinical Psychology - Catalogue No : 21544
- ISBN 13 : 9780471469858
- ISBN 10 : 0471469858
Also by Theodore Millon
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A fascinating, informative, comprehensive, broad-minded, brilliant, and perceptive tour of the universe of views of mental function and dysfunction, this book helps the reader understand contributions from nearly every conceivably relevant discipline throughout history.
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A magnificent work from an author who is, himself, a master of the mind.
-Raymond D. Fowler, PhD
Past president and former CEO of the American Psychological Association
"Sweeping in scope and truly impressive in its scholarship, Millon's text traces historical developments and identifies the thinkers and scientists who from antiquity to the present time have shaped contemporary understanding of how the mind works. This captivating and informative volume will be appreciated and valued by all readers interested in the history of ideas."
-Irving B. Weiner, PhD
University of South Florida
"Wide ranging, cohesive, and eminently readable, Theodore Millon's Masters of the Mind is a tour de force from one of the world's leading psychologists....a major touchstone for all those interested in these fascinating stories of mental disorders and the search for systems to understand and treat [them]."
-Jeffrey J. Magnavita, PhD
Connecticut Center for Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
"A fascinating, informative, comprehensive, broad-minded, brilliant, and perceptive tour of the universe of views of mental function and dysfunction, this book helps the reader understand contributions from nearly every conceivably relevant discipline throughout history."
-Lorna Smith Benjamin, PhD
University of Utah
Neuropsychiatric Institute
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Theodore Millon, PhD, DSc, Professor Emeritus of Harvard Medical School and the University of Miami, is currently Dean and Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology in Coral Gables, Florida. Developer of several influential diagnostic instruments, he is author of numerous other Wiley books, including the forthcoming Personality Disorders in Modern Life, Second Edition.
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