Dilip v jeste barton w palmer editors positive psychiatry a clinical handbook washington dc american psychiatric publishing 2015 pp 385 6500 book review by prof andrea castiello dantonio wwwcastiellodantonioit in the presidential address delivered in 2012 at the american psychiatric association dilip jeste said that psychiatrists should not feel satisfied to . Positive psychiatry a clinical handbook edited by jeste and palmer introduces to our field a paradigm shift by extending psychiatrys traditional focus on diagnosis and treatment of illness to enhancement of quality of life like plato positive psychiatry assumes that quality of life depends on psychosocial attitudes and skills. Long overdue positive psychiatry provides a rigorous and clinically useful guide to the growing body of research that strongly suggests that positive psychosocial factors such as resilience optimism and social engagement are associated with better outcomes including lower morbidity greater longevity and a heightened sense of patient well being. While there are a number of books on positive psychology positive psychiatry is unique in its biological foundation and medical rigor and is the only book designed to bring positive mental health ideas and interventions into mainstream psychiatric research training and clinical practice after an overview describing the definition history and goals of positive psychiatry the contributors . This positive psychiatry a clinical handbook as one of the most on the go sellers here will enormously be among the best options to review project gutenberg named after the printing press that democratized knowledge is a huge archive of over 53000 books in epub kindle plain text