Article
Why we essentialize mental disorders.
The Journal of medicine and philosophy - 1 Apr 2013
Adriaens Pieter R, De Block Andreas
Abstract excerpt
Essentialism is one of the most pervasive problems in mental health research. Many psychiatrists still hold the view that their nosologies will enable them, sooner or later, to carve nature at its joints and to identify and chart the essence of mental disorders. Moreover, according to recent research in social psychology, some laypeople tend to think along similar essentialist lines. The main aim of this article...
Topics
- Biological Psychiatry
- Culture
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Mental Disorders
- Mutation
- Neuropsychiatry
- Philosophy, Medical
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Social