The Extremes of the Bell Curve : Excellent and Poor School Performance and Risk for Severe Mental Disorders Hardback
by James H. (Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK) MacCabe
Part of the Maudsley Series series
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It has long been claimed that there is a strong association between high intelligence, or exceptional creativity, and mental illness.
In this book, James MacCabe investigates this claim, using evidence from Swedish population data.
He finds evidence that children who achieve either exceptionally high, or very low grades at school, are at greater risk of adult mental health disorders. This book opens with an introduction to the epidemiology of psychosis with particular emphasis on cognitive performance and creativity.
It goes on to provide a detailed description of the rationale, methods and results of a population study involving nearly a million individuals, conducted by Dr MacCabe in collaboration with colleagues in Stockholm, Sweden, and London, UK.
The Extremes of the Bell Curve will be of interest to mental health professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists and epidemiologists.
It will also prove useful to those working in education.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:186 pages, 67 Tables, black and white; 25 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/03/2010
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- ISBN:9781848720459
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:186 pages, 67 Tables, black and white; 25 Line drawings, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/03/2010
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- ISBN:9781848720459