Extraordinary Science and Psychiatry by Jeffrey Poland - ISBN: 9780262551915
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Psychiatry in crisis: Philosophy of science offers new mental health insights.

Extraordinary Science and Psychiatry

Responses to the Crisis in Mental Health Research

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    344 pages

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    30 April 2024

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Summary

Psychiatry and mental health research is in crisis, with tensions between psychiatry’s clinical and research aims and controversies over diagnosis, treatment, and scientific constructs for studying mental disorders. At the center of these controversies is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which-especially after the publication of DSM-5-many have found seriously flawed as a guide for research. This book addresses the crisis and the associated “extraordinary scien…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262551915
ISBN-10:0262551918
Author:Jeffrey Poland, Serife Tekin
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:344
Release Date:30 April 2024
Weight:369g
Dimensions:152mm x 229mm
Series:Philosophical Psychopathology
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About The Author

Jeffrey Poland

Jeffrey Poland is Visiting Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Brown University and a Senior Lecturer in History, Philosophy, and Social Science at Rhode Island School of Design. He is the coeditor of Addiction and Responsibility (MIT Press).

Şerife Tekin is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Daemen College, Amherst, New York.

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