Mechanisms of madness. University lectures on psychopathology. 2nd edition, fixed. Zhuravlev I.V.

The book is based on the author’s course of lectures “Fundamentals of Psychiatry”, which has been reading to students of the faculty of psychology of Moscow State University for many years. It integrates the psychiatric, psychological and philosophical approaches to the problem of madness. The reader will find here bright descriptions of a variety of mental disorders, and a deep analysis of the psychological mechanisms of their formation. Being based on the decoding of lectures, the book will captivate the reader with a conversational style that recreates the atmosphere of the lecturer’s living communication with the audience.

This book is an indispensable guide for all studying clinical psychology and psychiatry. It will be useful to a wide circle of readers interested in the secrets of the human psyche.