S. Nassir Ghaemi

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Selected Works

History/Psychiatry/Psychology
NEW: A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links between Leadership and Mental Illness
An investigation into the surprisingly deep correlation between mental illness and successful leadership, as seen through some of history’s greatest politicians, generals, and businesspeople
What psychiatry is all about
The Rise and Fall of the Biopsychosocial Model: Reconciling Art and Science in Psychiatry
Published 2009: A sequel and successor to The Concepts, the first book length critique of the BPS model
The Concepts of Psychiatry: A Pluralistic Approach to the Mind and Mental Illness
Published 2003: A comprehensive survey of psychiatric thinking
Clinical psychiatry
A Clinician's Guide to Statistics and Epidemiology in Mental Health: Measuring Truth and Uncertainty
Published 2009: Accessible and clinically relevant, this book describes statistical concepts in plain English with minimal mathematical content. Perfect for the busy health professional, or the educated patient, who wants to know which statistics to believe - and why.
Mood Disorders: A Practical Guide, Second Edition
Second edition published 2008. A clinical handbook about the diagnosis and treatment of depression and bipolar disorder
Bipolar Depression
Published 2006: The first edited book of scholarly articles devoted to bipolar depression in English
Polypharmacy in Psychiatry
Published 2002: The only book-length treatment of this topic, this is an edited book about the use of multiple medications together in psychiatric conditions