International audiencePsychiatric Kinds as HPC: A new Approach to the Discrete/Continuum Controversy in Psychiatry – This paper aims to show that psychiatric disorders cannot be defined within an essentialist perspective – i.e. by means of necessary and sufficient properties. We introduce the Homeostatic Property Cluster model (HPC) which proves useful for addressing the question as to whether psychiatric disorders are con-tinuous or discrete entities. From this discussion we find that psychiatric kinds are discrete. We then ana-lyze the disease model – recognized in the medical field as an essentialist model – bringing attention to its limitations and raising objections to its applicability. Finally, we argue that the HPC model offers a go...
This paper addresses philosophical issues concerning whether mental disorders are natural kinds and ...
none16noSince its first edition, the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental disorders (DSM) has...
A minimal essentialism (‘intrinsic biological essentialism’) about natural kinds is required to expl...
International audiencePsychiatric Kinds as HPC: A new Approach to the Discrete/Continuum Controversy...
Riassunto: Questo lavoro cerca di mostrare come i disordini psichiatrici non possano essere inquadra...
International audienceIn this article we show that, even though the classification and diagnosis of ...
The paper considers whether psychiatric kinds can be natural kinds and concludes that they can. This...
This paper proposes that mental disorders are best conceived as practical psychiatric kinds. This me...
<p>The question of whether psychopathology constructs are discrete kinds or continuous dimensions re...
The question of whether psychopathology constructs are discrete kinds or continuous dimensions repre...
The question of whether psychopathology constructs are discrete kinds or continuous dimensions repre...
The aim of this paper is to analyze, from a philosophical perspective, the scientific robustness of ...
Hysteric psychosis is a psychiatric illness (or maybe a syndrome) that many authors consider it is s...
The more intense the discussions about classifications, the more we need to pay careful attention to...
In this volume, leading philosophers of psychiatry examine psychiatric classification systems, inclu...
This paper addresses philosophical issues concerning whether mental disorders are natural kinds and ...
none16noSince its first edition, the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental disorders (DSM) has...
A minimal essentialism (‘intrinsic biological essentialism’) about natural kinds is required to expl...
International audiencePsychiatric Kinds as HPC: A new Approach to the Discrete/Continuum Controversy...
Riassunto: Questo lavoro cerca di mostrare come i disordini psichiatrici non possano essere inquadra...
International audienceIn this article we show that, even though the classification and diagnosis of ...
The paper considers whether psychiatric kinds can be natural kinds and concludes that they can. This...
This paper proposes that mental disorders are best conceived as practical psychiatric kinds. This me...
<p>The question of whether psychopathology constructs are discrete kinds or continuous dimensions re...
The question of whether psychopathology constructs are discrete kinds or continuous dimensions repre...
The question of whether psychopathology constructs are discrete kinds or continuous dimensions repre...
The aim of this paper is to analyze, from a philosophical perspective, the scientific robustness of ...
Hysteric psychosis is a psychiatric illness (or maybe a syndrome) that many authors consider it is s...
The more intense the discussions about classifications, the more we need to pay careful attention to...
In this volume, leading philosophers of psychiatry examine psychiatric classification systems, inclu...
This paper addresses philosophical issues concerning whether mental disorders are natural kinds and ...
none16noSince its first edition, the Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental disorders (DSM) has...
A minimal essentialism (‘intrinsic biological essentialism’) about natural kinds is required to expl...