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OverviewMental health research and care in the twenty first century faces a series of conceptual and ethical challenges arising from unprecedented advances in the neurosciences, combined with radical cultural and organisational change. The Oxford Textbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry is aimed at all those responding to these challenges, from professionals in health and social care, managers, lawyers and policy makers; service users, informal carers and others in the voluntary sector; through to philosophers, neuroscientists and clinical researchers. Organised around a series of case studies in five key topic areas - concepts of disorder, the philosophical history of psychopathology, philosophy of science, ethics and philosophical value theory, and philosophy of mind - the book provides a detailed introduction to the field and a framework for study and skill development. Each case study is supported by selected readings from both philosophy and mental health, thinking skills exercises, self-test questions, key learning points and detailed guides to further reading. There is an introduction for philosophers to classification and descriptive psychopathology, and for practitioners to philosophical methods (including logic). The philosophical topics covered include philosophical methods (analytic and Continental); phenomenology, hermeneutics and existentialism, logical empiricism and its successors; idealism and realism; reasons and causes; and modern theories of mind and brain, free will and personal identity. Topics from mental health include psychiatry and 'anti-psychiatry'; Jaspers' psychopathology and the new neurosciences; the future of psychiatric classifications; strengths-based approaches, recovery practice, social inclusion and diversity; and key topics in psychopathology, such as delusion, autism, disorders of volition, thought insertion and other experiences in schizophrenia. The Oxford Textbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry aims to secure the skills-base of the discipline by bringing philosophers closer to the realities of practice in mental health, and mental health practitioners closer to the resources of philosophy as a partner to the sciences in responding to the challenges of twenty-first century mental health and social care. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bill Fulford , Tim Thornton , George GrahamPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 22.00cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 27.60cm Weight: 1.983kg ISBN: 9780198526957ISBN 10: 0198526954 Pages: 912 Publication Date: 27 September 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsIntroduction Origins, outcomes and how to use this book Part I - Core Concepts in Philosophy and Mental Health 1: Philosophical problems in mental health practice and research 2: Arguments good and bad: an introduction to philosophical logic for practitioners 3: Experiences good and bad: an introduction to psychopathology, classification and diagnosis for philosophers 4: Philosophical methods in mental health practice and research 5: Philosophical outputs in mental health practice and research Part II - A Philosophical History of Psychopathology 6: A brief history of mental disorder 7: Karl Jaspers and general psychopathology 8: Phenomenology and psychopathology 9: Psychopathology and the 'Methodenstreit' Part III - Philosophy of Science and Mental Health 10: Psychoanalysis: an introduction to the philosophy of science 11: Psychopathology and the theory dependence of data 12: Natural classifications, realism and psychopathology 13: Diagnosis, explanation and causal information 14: Causes, laws and reasons in psychiatric aetiology 15: Knowledge, research and evidence-based medicine Part IV - Values, Ethics and Mental Health 16: Tools of the trade: an introduction to psychiatric ethics 17: From bioethics to values-based practice 18: It's the law! Rationality and consent as a case study in mental health law 19: Values in psychiatric diagnosis 20: From bioethics to values-based practice in psychiatric diagnosis Part V - Philosophy of Mind and Mental Health 21: Mind, brain and mental illness: an introduction to the philosophy of mind 22: The mind-body problem and mental health, a philosophical update 23: Reasons and the content of mental states: Part I - reductionist theories 24: Reasons and the content of mental states: Part II - Anti-reductionism and discursive psychology 25: Agency, causation and freedom 26: Knowledge of other minds 27: Personal identity and schizophrenia AppendicesReviewsThe Oxford Textbook of Philosophy and Psychiatry is unique in its class: there is no other comprehensive systematic approach to the topic, and my suspicion is that it will rank one day with Jaspers' General Psychopathology as a classic text of its kind...This is a magisterical work that addresses perennial issues of vital interest to any thoughtful clinician. I recommend it as a source of information that...will remain relevant for a life-time of professional practice. ...this is a very fine, deeply impressive addition to both psychiatric and philosophical literature, as well as forging an identity of its own. It has admirable clarity and speaks much good sense. It moves at a steady pace and the large number of reflective exercises helps a reader negotiate difficult terrain. It will be of great value to students (both new and continuing) of a number of disciplines and many of its concerns should be seen as essential to any mental health practitioner. It informs but is never didactic, it encourages reflection, but is not without critique, and it does not make claims above its station. It recognizes that psychiatry is, and always has been, intimately wrapped in philosophical concepts; it does after all concern itself with some of the most fundamental questions of the human experience. Metapsychology Online Reviews, Vol 10, No 46 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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