The Mosaic of Contemporary Psychiatry in Perspective [Paperback]

Psychiatry has undergone a dynamic evolution in the last 40 years, an evolution to which Dr. Louis West made many contributions. Psychiatry today and Dr. West's career are intertwined in a mosaic of interaction. It is therefore fitting that this compilation of essays in honor of Dr. West is entitled The Mosaic of Contemporary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives. The papers collectively form a snapshot of the field of psychiatry today. Each chapter offers a historical perspective of the topic discussed, followed by a description of modern day issues and a look at the future of psychiatry. This book will enhance the knowledge and technical skills of psychiatrists as well as other clinicians in the mental health care field.1 Social and Community Psychiatry.- 1. LJ Wests Place in Social and Community Psychiatry.- 2. Linking the Public Mental Health System With Academia (UCLA).- 3. Psychiatry and Legal Regulation: Thirty Years of Beneficence or Three Decades of Bedevilment?.- 4. Human Sexuality and Law: Three Decades of Transition.- 5. Reflections on Psychiatry and the Death Penalty.- 6. Violence, Personality, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Developmental and Political Perspectives.- 7. Medical Ethics.- 2 Anthropological and Sociocultural Considerations.- 8. Louis Jolyon West and the Ecological Model of Psychiatric Disorders: A Lecture in Medical HistoryOctober 6, 2024.- 9. Psychohistorical View of Transcultural Psychiatry.- 10. Contemporary Psychiatry: Racial Perspectives on the Past and Future.- 11. Mental Health Among Hispanic Americans: Four Decades of Research.- 12. Jikuri, the Tarahumara Peyote Cult: An Interpretation.- 13. Cults, Coercion, and Contumely.- 3 Brain and Behavior and Mental Phenomena.- 14. Advances in Biological Psychiatry.- 15. Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Brain Function in Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.- 16. On the Interaction of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors During Language Develol£,