ABSTRACT
The late Professor Michael Shepherd was one of the most eminent and respected international figures in psychiatry. His contributions to the field in general were enormous but it is probably in epidemiological and social psychiatry that his work has had the greatest influence.
Originally published in 1989, this volume of essays, written specifically in Professor Shepherd’s honour, is concerned with the scientific approach to epidemiological psychiatry. The distinguished contributors, many of whom were close colleagues or former students, were drawn from a conspicuously wide range of scientific disciplines, medical and non-medical, and their contributions reflect the far-reaching applications of epidemiological methods to mental health problems.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section One|1 pages
The Scientific Principles of Epidemiological and Social Enquiry in Psychiatry
part |1 pages
Historical Origins
part |1 pages
The Social Sciences
part |1 pages
Quantitative Methods
part Section Two|1 pages
Epidemiological Studies of Mental Disorder
part |1 pages
Charting Historical Trends
part |1 pages
Completing the Clinical Picture of Disease and the Delineation of New Syndromes
part |1 pages
Identification of Causal Factors and the Computation of Individual Morbid Risks
part Section Three|1 pages
The Evaluation of Psychiatric Intervention
part |1 pages
Specific Treatment Approaches
part |1 pages
Service Organization
part Section Four|1 pages
The International Perspective
part Section Five|1 pages
The Scientific Approach to Epidemiological and Social Psychiatry: The Contribution of Michael Shepherd