Can we define mental disorder by using the criterion of mental dysfunction?

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-47

  Schramme, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boorse; Dysfunction; Evolutionary psychology; Mental disorder; Mental functions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;

EID: 77951223874     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-010-9136-y     Document Type: Article

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