Philosophy of Psychiatry

ISBN-13: 9781108706667 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 75 str.

Jonathan Y. Tsou

Opis

Against the dogma that mental disorders are diseases, this Element argues that mental disorders are biological kinds with harmful effects.

Recenzje

'Tsou's deep fluency with philosophy of science will make his contribution particularly useful for philosophers familiar with central themes in that field, such as natural kinds, realism, and causation, who want to learn about the application of these themes in a medical context.' Kathryn Tabb, Metascience

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Skepticism about Biological Psychiatry; 3. Defining Mental Disorder; 4. Natural Kinds in Psychiatry; 5. Psychiatric Classification and the Pursuit of Diagnostic Validity; 6. Conclusion.