Main description:

This book explores the central questions and themes lying at the heart of a vibrant area of philosophical inquiry. Aligning core issues in psychiatry with traditional philosophical areas, it presents a focused overview of the historical and contemporary problems dominating the philosophy of psychiatry.

Beginning with an introduction to philosophy of psychiatry, the book addresses what psychiatry is and distinguishes it from other areas of medical practice, other health care professions and psychology. With each section of the companion corresponding to a philosophical subject, contributors systematically cover relevant topics in philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, ethics, social and political philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, phenomenology, and philosophy of medicine. Looking ahead to new research directions, chapters address recent issues including the metaphysics of mental disorders, gender and race in psychiatry and psychiatric ethics.

Featuring discussion questions, suggestions for further reading and an annotated bibliography, The Bloomsbury Companion to Philosophy of Psychiatry is an accessible survey of the debates and developments in the field suitable for undergraduates in philosophy and professional philosophers new to philosophy of psychiatry.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction to Philosophy of Psychiatry, Serife Tekin and Robyn Bluhm
2. What is Psychiatry?, Mona Gupta
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Part II: Philosophy of Mind and Psychiatry
3. Understanding the Nature of Mental States: Psychiatry, the Mind-Body Problem, and the Biopsychosocial Model of Medicine, Jesse Butler
4. "Aren't Mental Disorders Just Brain Dysfunctions?" and Other Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Disorders, Ginger A. Hoffman
5. Psychopathy, autism, and basic moral emotions: Evidence for sentimentalist constructivism, Erick Jose Ramirez
6. Anorexia Nervosa and the Embodied Mind, Lana Kuhle
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Part III: Phenomenology and Psychiatry
7. Merleau Ponty and the Foundations of Psychopathology, Anthony Fernandez
8. Transformation Through Dialogue: Gadamer and the Phenomenology of Impaired Intersubjectivity in Depression, Constantin-Alexander Mehmel
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Part IV: Philosophy of Science and Psychiatry
9. Philosophy of Science, Psychiatric Classification, and the DSM, Jonathan Y. Tsou
10. Inductive Risks and Psychiatric Classification, Aaron Kostko
11. Causal Explanation in Psychiatry, Tuomas K. Pernu
12. Trauma-Informed Psychiatric Research, Ami Harbin
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Part V: Ethics and Psychiatry
13. Informed Consent in Psychiatry: Philosophical and Legal Issues, Claire Pouncey and Jon F. Merz
14. The Ethics of Coercion and Other Forms of Influence, Kelso Cratsley
15. Voice, silencing, and listening well: Socially located patients, oppressive structures, and an invitation to shift the epistemic terrain, Nancy Nyquist Potter
16. Mental illness, agency, and responsibility, Michelle Ciurria
17. Philosophers, Psychopaths, and Neuroethics, Matthew Ruble
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Part VI: Social and Political Philosophy and Psychiatry
18. Neurodiversity Theory and its Discontents, Robert Chapman
19. Managing Individuals and Populations Through Psychiatric Classification, Devonya Havis and Melissa Mosko
20. The North African Syndrome: Traversing the Distance to the Cultural 'Other', Bryan Mukandi
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Part VII: Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Psychiatry
21. Mental Disorder, Free Will, and Personal Autonomy, Christian Perring
22. Metaphysical Problems in Psychiatric Classification and Nosology, Peter Zachar
23. Scientific realism, anti-realism and psychiatric diagnosis, Sam Fellowes
24. Social Epistemology and Psychiatry, Anke Bueter
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Part VIII: Philosophy of Medicine and Psychiatry
25. The Functions of Diagnoses in Medicine and Psychiatry, Hane Htut Maung
26. Mental Health and Illness: Past Debates and Future Directions, Reinier Schuur
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Annotated Bibliography/Further Reading

Index