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The Stirling County Study of Psychiatric Disorder & Sociocultural Environment, in Three Volumes: My Name Is Legion: Foundations for a Theory of Man in Relation to Culture; People of Cove and Woodlot: Communities from the Viewpoint of Social Psychiatry; The Character of Danger: Psychiatric Symptoms in Selected Communities
by Leighton, Alexander H.; Hughes, Charles C.; Tremblay, Marc-Adelard; Rapoport, Robert N.; Leighton, Dorothea C.; Harding, John S.; Macklin, David B.; Macmillan, Allister M
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Jacket spines toned, internal closed tear to jacket spine of second volume. 1959 Hard Cover. Complete in three volumes. xii, 452; ix, [1], 574; xiii, [1], 545 pp. 8vo. "The Stirling County Study provides a 40-year perspective on the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in an adult population in Atlantic Canada." (National Library of Medicine) "The Stirling County project 'is a research program for the investigation of relations between sociocultural environment and mental illness. The research effort is interdisciplinary and combines extensive with intensive study of both the sociocultural environmental and mental disorder. The subjects of the research are persons who are not undergoing treatment as well as those who are; mental health and mental illness are investigated in the societal as well as in the individual settings in which they develop.'" (American Psychological Association)
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- Title
- The Stirling County Study of Psychiatric Disorder & Sociocultural Environment, in Three Volumes: My Name Is Legion: Foundations for a Theory of Man in Relation to Culture; People of Cove and Woodlot: Communities from the Viewpoint of Social Psychiatry; The Character of Danger: Psychiatric Symptoms in Selected Communities
- Author
- Leighton, Alexander H.; Hughes, Charles C.; Tremblay, Marc-Adelard; Rapoport, Robert N.; Leighton, Dorothea C.; Harding, John S.; Macklin, David B.; Macmillan, Allister M
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Basic Books, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Weight
- 6.25 lbs
- Keywords
- PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHIATRIC STUDY PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY MENTAL DISORDERS SOCIAL CULTURE CULTURAL INTERACTION INDIVIDUAL ENVIRONMENT NATURE NURTURE SYMPTOMS ILLNESS
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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