For centuries the "treatment" of mentally disturbed individuals was quite simple. They were accused of collusion with evil spirits, hunted, and persecuted. The last "witch" was killed as late as 1782 in Switzerland. Mentally disturbed people did not fare much better even when the witchhunting days were gone. John Christian Reil gave the following description of mental pa tients at the crossroads of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries: We incarcerate these miserable creatures as if they were criminals in abandoned jails, near to the lairs of owls in barren canyons beyond the city gates, or in damp dungeons of prisons, where never a pitying look of a humanitarian penetrates; and we let them, in chains, rot in their own excrement. Their fetters have eaten off the flesh of their bones, and their emaciated pale faces look expectantly toward the graves which will end their misery and cover up our shamefulness. (1803) The great reforms introduced by Philippe Pinel at Bicetre in 1793 augured the beginning of a new approach. Pinel ascribed the "sick role," and called for compas sion and help. One does not need to know much about those he wants to hurt, but one must know a lot in order to help. Pinel's reform was followed by a rapid develop ment in research of causes, symptoms, and remedies of mental disorders. There are two main prerequisites for planning a treatment strategy.
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Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Research in Clinical Diagnosis....Pages 3-14
Classification and Diagnosis of Mental Disorders....Pages 15-45
The Interview: Its Reliability and Validity in Psychiatric Diagnosis....Pages 47-96
An Overview of Psychological Measurement....Pages 97-146
The Rorschach....Pages 147-178
Thematic Apperception Test and Related Methods....Pages 179-235
Holtzman Inkblot Technique....Pages 237-254
The Sentence Completion Method....Pages 255-279
Projective Drawings: Two Areas of Differential Diagnostic Challenge....Pages 281-310
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)....Pages 311-331
The Hutt Adaptation of the Bender-Gestalt Test: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications....Pages 333-353
Clinical Contributions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale....Pages 355-392
Diagnostic Applications of the Hand Test....Pages 393-443
The Measurement of the Self-Concept....Pages 445-474
Objective Personality Inventories: Recent Research and Some Contemporary Issues....Pages 475-545
Wolman’s Sociodiagnostic Interview....Pages 547-575
Front Matter....Pages 577-577
Concerning the Rationale of Diagnostic Testing....Pages 579-599
Diagnosing Brain Impairment....Pages 601-675
Diagnosing Psychosomatic Situations....Pages 677-708
Diagnosing Mental Deficiency....Pages 709-755
Front Matter....Pages 577-577
Diagnosing Schizophrenia....Pages 757-773
Diagnosis in Old Age....Pages 775-805
Diagnosing Personality States....Pages 807-858
Diagnosing Neurotic Disorders....Pages 859-873
Diagnostic Procedures in the Criminal Justice System....Pages 875-909
Back Matter....Pages 911-921

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