Classifying Madness A Philosophical Examination of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders /

• Main Author: Cooper, Rachel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Series: Philosophy and Medicine ; 86
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Philosophy and science.; Medicine > Philosophy.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Medicine > History.; Philosophy of Medicine.; Philosophy of Science.; History of Medicine.; Philosophy of the Social Sciences.

Classifying Madness examines the conceptual foundations of the D.S.M., the main classification of mental disorders used by psychiatrists world-wide. It will be of interest to both mental health professionals and to philosophers interested in classification in science. The D.S.M. has become extremely...

Table of Contents:

• What is Mental Disorder?
• Are Mental Disorders Natural Kinds?
• The Problem of Theory-Ladenness
• The D.S.M. and Feedback in Applied Science.