There has been increased philosophical, psychological, and, more recently, psychiatric
interest in the moral emotions, most specifically the emotions of guilt, shame, regret, and …

Firmly grounded in contemporary clinical practice and research, this pragmatic guide for
professionals and students is now in a revised and expanded second edition. The book …

Work at the intersection of philosophy and psychiatry has an extensive and influential
history, and has received increased attention recently, with the emergence of professional …

Values-Based Medicine (VBM) is the theory and practice of effective healthcare decision-
making for situations in which legitimately different (and hence potentially conflicting) value …

Because most psychiatric illnesses are complex phenomena, no single method or approach
is sufficient to explain them or the experiences of persons who suffer from them. In The …

A coherent conceptualization of the role of psychological factors is of great importance in
understanding mental disorder. Academic articles and professional reports alluding to …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents the philosophical analysis of concepts of health
and of its various defects—illness, disease, disorder, pathology, injury, and disability. As to …

The theoretical implications of equating the melancholic states of past eras with today's
depression are explored. These include the presuppositions of the descriptive psychiatry so …

Because of the role of play in the epigenetic construction of social brain functions, the young
of all mammalian species need su? fficient play. For the same reason, the nature of that play …

" Among many of the ethical issues clinicians encounter in their practice, diagnosing
someone with a given mental disorder just for the purpose of reimbursement of services is …