On the ontological assumptions of the medical model of psychiatry: Philosophical considerations and pragmatic tasks

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Patil, Tejas ^a   Giordano, James ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b POTOMAC INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 77249093646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17475341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1747-5341-5-3     Document Type: Editorial

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