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50 Signs of Mental Illness

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50 Signs of Mental Illness: A Guide to Understanding Mental Health
AuthorJames Whitney Hicks
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherYale University Press
Publication date
2005
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages416
ISBN978-0-300-10657-2

50 Signs of Mental Illness: A Guide to Understanding Mental Health is a 2005 book by psychiatrist James Whitney Hicks published by Yale University Press. The book is designed as an accessible psychiatric reference for non-professionals that describes symptoms, treatments and strategies for understanding mental health.[1]

List of signs

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The 50 signs covered in the book are:[1][2]

Reception

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A review in the American Journal of Psychiatry commended Hicks's phrasing of acceptable ways to speak about mental illness.[1]

A review in The National Medical Journal of India likewise applauded the book's accessibility to non-experts, though it criticized Hicks's choice of symptoms and suggested "It would be difficult for an Indian to relate to the book" due to the examples he uses.[2]

The book also received attention from Health,[3] Library Journal,[4] The Baltimore Sun,[5] and The Washington Post.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Forrest, D. (2007, January 1). Book Forum: Review. Am J Psychiatry, 164(1): 178-179. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.164.1.178
  2. ^ a b Ambekar, A., Kushwaha, V. (2009). Book Reviews. The National Medical Journal of India, 22(3): 155–156. ISSN 0970-258X
  3. ^ Am I crazy or what? (2006). Health, 20(4), 137.
  4. ^ Lieberman, E. J. (2005, April 15). Book Review. Library Journal, 130(7): 107.
  5. ^ Regan, M. B. (2005, April 1). Understanding mental illness. The Baltimore Sun, p. 3E.
  6. ^ Mott, G. (2005, March 29). How Sick Is Your Thinking Really? The Washington Post, HE02.

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