1st Edition
Natural Dualism and Mental Disorder The Biocognitive Model for Psychiatry
By Niall McLaren
Copyright 2022
192 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book presents an integrative, dualist model of mental disorder for psychiatry, as a counter to the so-called "biomedical" approach that dominates the field today. Starting with the humanist concept that mental disorder is real, it uses a computational approach to build a genuinely bio-psycho-social model. This shows that mental disorder is primarily psychological in nature, not biological.... Read more
Part I Basic principles. 1. Setting the scene for natural dualism. 2. Toward a natural dualism. 3. The mind as an informational space. 4. Toward a formal basis for a theory of mind. 5.The Natural Phenomenon of Emergence. Part II Implementation. 6. Information and the brain. 7. Implementing Dualism: Fundamental principles. 8.Implementing Dualism: The emerging model. 9. Applying the Biocognitive Model. 10. Psychopathology. Part III Conclusions. 11.Pointing to the future.
Biography
Niall McLaren is an Australian psychiatrist with lengthy experience in remote area psychiatry and in the application of the philosophy of science to psychiatry.
