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1. Models of Madness

   Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Psychosis

   Edited by John Read, Jacqui Dillon

   Series: The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series

   Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called ‘schizophrenia’? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable? This second edition of...

   Published May 20th 2013 by Routledge
2. Experiencing Psychosis

   Personal and Professional Perspectives

   Edited by Jim Geekie, Patte Randal, Debra Lampshire, John Read

   Series: The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series

   Extensive scientific research has been conducted into understanding and learning more about psychotic experiences. However, in existing research the voice of subjective experience is rarely taken into consideration. In this book, first-person accounts are brought centre-stage and examined alongside...

   Published July 28th 2011 by Routledge
3. Police Work

   Principles and Practice

   By Colin Rogers, Rhobert Lewis, Tim John, Tim Read

   This book provides a highly readable account of police work. It builds upon Introduction to Police Work (Rogers and Lewis 2007) to provide a comprehensive, in depth and critical understanding of policing in today's diverse society. Police Work: Principles and Practice meets the need for an...

   Published May 23rd 2011 by Willan
4. Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design

   By John Read, Peter Stacey

   Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design is a comprehensive account of the open pit slope design process. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international research and technology transfer project on the stability of rock slopes in open pit mines, this book provides an...

   Published November 17th 2009 by CRC Press
5. Making Sense of Madness

   Contesting the Meaning of Schizophrenia

   By Jim Geekie, John Read

   Series: The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series

   The experience of madness – which might also be referred to more formally as ‘schizophrenia’ or ‘psychosis’ – consists of a complex, confusing and often distressing collection of experiences, such as hearing voices or developing unusual, seemingly unfounded beliefs. Madness, in its various forms...

   Published May 5th 2009 by Routledge
6. Models of Madness

   Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia

   Edited by John Read, Richard Bentall, Loren Mosher

   Series: The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis Book Series

   Models of Madness shows that hallucinations and delusions are understandable reactions to life events and circumstances rather than symptoms of a supposed genetic predisposition or biological disturbance. International contributors:* critique the 'medical model' of madness* examine the dominance of...

   Published March 3rd 2004 by Routledge
7. The Dynamic Perspective in Personality and Social Psychology

   A Special Issue of personality and Social Psychology Review

   Edited by Robin R. Vallacher, Stephen John Read, Andrzej Nowak

   Recent years have witnessed the ascendance of a new way to conceptualize and investigate the nature of dynamism at different levels of psychological reality. Areas of inquiry as diverse as cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, organizational behavior, and political sociology are being...

   Published October 31st 2002 by Psychology Press
8. Connectionist Models of Social Reasoning and Social Behavior

   Edited by Stephen John Read, Lynn C. Miller

   Although neural network models have had a dramatic impact on the cognitive and brain sciences, social psychology has remained largely unaffected by this intellectual explosion. The first to apply neural network models to social phenomena, this book includes chapters by nearly all of the individuals...

   Published April 30th 1998 by Psychology Press
9. Explaining One's Self To Others

   Reason-giving in A Social Context

   Edited by Margaret L. McLaughlin, Michael J. Cody, Stephen John Read

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   To date, the study of communicated explanations has been, at best, unsystematic. There has been little recognition that many, if not most, explanations are eventually delivered to a hearer or hearers. These potential audiences constrain the way the explanation is ultimately shaped. Similarly,...

   Published April 30th 1992 by Routledge