Rachel Cooper

Classifying Madness (eBook, PDF)

A Philosophical Examination of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is about the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (D.S.M.). The D.S.M. aims to list and describe all mental disorders, and is extremely influential in the US health system, international research and the pharmaceutical industry. The D.S.M. is important, but it is also controversial. The book offers a sustained philosophical critique of the D.S.M. that addresses concerns about its scientific basis, pressure from big business, and conceptual issues. The author sheds new light on longstanding problems, taking a critical but not antagonistic approach.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402033452
• Artikelnr.: 37355108

Autorenporträt

Rachel Cooper, University of Lancaster, UK

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "Cooper's Classifying Madness is an important text in the context of these recent works and a useful addition to the broader, more interdisciplinary, philosophy of psychiatry literature. ... Its strengths are its straight-forward presentation, clear focus, and sensible reasoning. ... The book will be accessible and of interest to a wide audience of philosophers of science, philosophers of psychiatry, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and other researchers interested in issues concerning the classification of mental disorders." (Jonathan Y. Tsou, British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 61 (2), June, 2010)