Do we need a definition of the concept of mental disorder in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions? In this paper I agree for a negative answer, after providing a brief account of the debate in the philosophy of medicine and psychiatry, and examining the practical and conceptual reasons that have brought philosophers and psychiatrists for having one in the DSM-5.
Lalumera, E. (2018). Why we should not look for a definition of "mental disorder". RIVISTA ITALIANA DI FILOSOFIA DEL LINGUAGGIO, 1, 143-160 [10.4396/SFL201711].
Why we should not look for a definition of "mental disorder"
Lalumera, E
2018
Abstract
Do we need a definition of the concept of mental disorder in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions? In this paper I agree for a negative answer, after providing a brief account of the debate in the philosophy of medicine and psychiatry, and examining the practical and conceptual reasons that have brought philosophers and psychiatrists for having one in the DSM-5.File in questo prodotto:
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