Sorting out the concept disorder

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-140

  Ross, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demarcation; Essentialism; Evaluative sorting; Kinds; Mental disorder; Nominalism; Values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MORALITY; NOMENCLATURE; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY;

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH;

COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 20444488416     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-005-7946-0     Document Type: Article

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