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Author:   Kenneth S. Kendler (Medical College of Virginia) ,  Josef Parnas (University of Copenhagen)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781421418360

ISBN 10:   1421418363
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   27 October 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"List of Contributors Preface Introduction. Why Does Psychiatry Need Philosophy? Part I: Explanation Chapter 1.Explaining Complex Behavior Chapter 2. Etiological Models in Psychiatry: Reductive and Nonreductive Approaches Chapter 3. Levels of Explanation in Psychiatry Chapter 4. Cause and Explanation in Psychiatry: An Interventionist Perspective Chapter 5. Causation in Psychiatry Part II: Phenomenology Chapter 6. Varieties of ""Phenomenology"": On Description, Understanding, and Explanation in Psychiatry Chapter 7. Self-agency and Mental Causality Part III: Nosology Chapter 8. Real Kinds but No True Taxonomy: An Essay in Psychiatric Systematics Chapter 9. The Incredible Insecurity of Psychiatric Nosology Epilogue Index"

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This is a serious and important book... it is certainly one that researchers, scholars and anyone involved in trying to explain the nature of psychiatric disorders to a skeptical audience ought to read. * British Journal of Psychiatry * This book asks the right questions, and sends us in the right direction. -- S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., M.A., M.P.H. * Metapsychology * A good collection of papers... Will be of most interest to specialists in the area of philosophy of psychiatry (and to philosophers of mind and psychology) -- Rachel Cooper * Metapsychology * Kendler and Parnas undertake this exploration in a readable, cogent manner in Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry... The authors go to great lengths to ensure that the book is accessible for those with a limited background in philosophy. -- Geoffrey Neimark, M.D. * American Journal of Psychiatry *

This is a serious and important book... it is certainly one that researchers, scholars and anyone involved in trying to explain the nature of psychiatric disorders to a skeptical audience ought to read. British Journal of Psychiatry This book asks the right questions, and sends us in the right direction. -- S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D., M.A., M.P.H. Metapsychology A good collection of papers... Will be of most interest to specialists in the area of philosophy of psychiatry (and to philosophers of mind and psychology) -- Rachel Cooper Metapsychology Kendler and Parnas undertake this exploration in a readable, cogent manner in Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry... The authors go to great lengths to ensure that the book is accessible for those with a limited background in philosophy. -- Geoffrey Neimark, M.D. American Journal of Psychiatry

Author Information

Kenneth S. Kendler, MD, is the Rachel Brown Banks Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Virginia, where he is also a professor of human genetics and the director of the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics. He is the author of Genes, Environment, and Psychopathology. Josef Parnas, MD, DrMedSci, is a professor of psychiatry and the consultant medical director for the Department of Psychiatry at Copenhagen University. He is the codirector of the National Danish Research Foundation's Center for Subjectivity Research.

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