1st Edition
Language and Schizophrenia Perspectives from Psychology and Philosophy
By Valentina Cardella
Copyright 2018
118 Pages
by
Routledge
118 Pages
by
Routledge
118 Pages
by
Routledge
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Schizophrenia is one of the most enigmatic mental disorders, and language is one of its most essential and distinctive traits. Language and Schizophrenia provides a complete overview of schizophrenic language, utilising both psychological and philosophical perspectives to explore the unique way language impacts on this mental disorder.
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Introduction; 1. The Enigma of Schizophrenia 2. Language in Schizophrenia 3. Schizophrenic Language: The Cognitive Perspective 4. Schizophrenic Language: The Philosophical Perspective 5. An Alternative View: Schizophrenia as a disease of Language
Biography
Valentina Cardella is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Language at the University of Messina, Italy
