The Mosaic of Contemporary Psychiatry in Perspective

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Front Matter....Pages 1-2 LJ West’s Place in Social and Community Psychiatry....Pages 3-13 Linking the Public Mental Health System With Academia (UCLA)....Pages 14-23 Psychiatry and Legal Regulation: Thirty Years of Beneficence or Three Decades of Bedevilment?....Pages 24-35 Human Sexuality and Law: Three Decades of Transition....Pages 36-43 Reflections on Psychiatry and the Death Penalty....Pages 44-52 Violence, Personality, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Developmental and Political Perspectives....Pages 53-65 Medical Ethics....Pages 66-75 Front Matter....Pages 77-78 Louis Jolyon West and the Ecological Model of Psychiatric Disorders: A Lecture in Medical History—October 6, 2024....Pages 79-88 Psychohistorical View of Transcultural Psychiatry....Pages 89-98 Contemporary Psychiatry: Racial Perspectives on the Past and Future....Pages 99-109 Mental Health Among Hispanic Americans: Four Decades of Research....Pages 110-120 Jikuri, the Tarahumara Peyote Cult: An Interpretation....Pages 121-129 Cults, Coercion, and Contumely....Pages 130-142 Front Matter....Pages 143-144 Advances in Biological Psychiatry....Pages 145-162 Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Brain Function in Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder....Pages 163-172 On the Interaction of Genetic and Epigenetic Factors During Language Development: A Quantitative Histological Study....Pages 173-181 LSD and Psychiatry: A Personal Trip....Pages 182-190 Hallucinations and West’s Perceptual Release Theory....Pages 191-199 Sensory Deprivation and Sensory Isolation Research, and Political Torture: A 35-Year Critical Retrospective....Pages 200-210 The Dynamics of the Organism: Can Mind and Body Be Integrated?....Pages 211-222 Front Matter....Pages 223-224 The Anxiety Disorders: A Review....Pages 225-237 Dissociation in the 1990s....Pages 238-246 Reflections on Multiple Personality Disorder: A View From the Looking Glass of Hypnosis Past....Pages 247-260 From West to Mesmer....Pages 261-268 Schizophrenia: From Institutionalization to Community Reintegration....Pages 269-280 Suicide and Violence Reduction: Research and Publicity....Pages 281-290 The Psychiatric Subspecialty of Sleep Disorders Medicine....Pages 291-305 Consultation—Liaison Psychiatry....Pages 306-312 Front Matter....Pages 313-313 Children of Alcoholics: Are They Different....Pages 315-327 Neuropsychological Deficits in Alcoholics: Cognitive and Motivational Factors....Pages 328-337 Substance Abuse....Pages 338-346 Nicotine: Medication or Scourge?....Pages 347-359 Front Matter....Pages 361-362 Professional Socialization of the Physician: Implications for Emotional Impairment or Well-Being....Pages 363-371 Teaching Psychiatry to Medical Students: A Pocketful of Wry....Pages 372-380 Psychiatric Education: With Some Remarks on the “West”ern Style....Pages 381-391 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Building the Data Base....Pages 392-402 Building Research Careers in Child Psychiatry....Pages 403-412 Geriatric Psychiatry....Pages 413-422 Toward Integration of Clinical and Policy Perspectives in Mental Health Services Research....Pages 423-434 Back Matter....Pages 435-448