Published August, 2010
By Luca Malatesti and John McMillan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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The discussion of whether psychopaths are morally responsible for their behaviour has long taken place in philosophy. In recent years this has moved into scientific and psychiatric investigation. Responsibility and Psychopathy discusses this subject from both the philosophical and scientific disciplines, as well as a legal perspective.

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Published June, 2010
By Linda Brakel and Linda A.W. Brakel
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP Oxford)
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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In 'Unconscious knowing and other essays in psycho-philosophical analysis', Linda Brakel tackles a range of fascinating and puzzling phenomena that lie at the border between psychoanalysis and philosophy of mind. These include - unconscious knowing, vagueness, agency, the placebo effect, and even explanation itself.

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Published April, 2010
By John S. Callender
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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This book explores the evolution of morality and the roles of reason and emotion in the making of moral judgments. It describes scientific research on volitional behaviour, moral decision-making, and criminality, discussing what this might mean for our practices of blame and punishment, and applying this knowledge to clinical conditions.

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Published November, 2009
By Lisa Bortolotti
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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The book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of delusions. It brings together recent work in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology and psychiatry, offering a comprehensive review of the philosophical issues raised by the psychology of normal and abnormal cognition.

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Published June, 2009
By Nancy Nyquist Potter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a diagnosis given to a significant number of people in the Western world. Yet many of the core concepts and symptoms that underlye this diagnosis are questionable. This book presents a compelling analysis of BPD, arguing that it needs to be approached in a new light- one that will benefit patients.

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Published May, 2009
By Matthew Broome and Lisa Bortolotti
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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Psychiatry as Cognitive Neuroscience is a philosophical analysis of the role of neuroscience in the study of psychopathology. The book examines numerous cognitive neuroscientific methods, such as neuroimaging and the use of neuropsychological models, in the context of a variety of psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, dependence syndrome, and personality disorders.

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Published April, 2009
By Grant Gillett
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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The first edition of The Mind and its Discontents was a powerful analysis of how, as a society, we view mental illness, looking beyond just biological models of mental pathologies. In the ten years since, there has been growing interest in the philosophy of psychiatry, and a new edition of this text is more timely and important than ever.

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Published February, 2009
By Linda A W Brakel and Linda A.W. Brakel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, and the A-Rational Mind provides a powerful re-appraisal of psychoanalysis and the role it can play in helping us understand human nature. It explores basic psychological phenomena- beliefs, desires, phantasies, wishes - examining a range of fascinating case histories, and explaining their significance.

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Published October, 2008
By James Phillips
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP Oxford)
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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Technology has had, and will continue to have, a major effect on the field of psychiatry - in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. In a collection of stimulating and thought-provoking chapters, this book exams how technology has come to influence and drive psychiatry forward, and considers at just what cost these developments have been made.

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Published August, 2008
By Paul Lysaker, John Lysaker and Paul H. Lysaker
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
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With ever more detailed models of the neurobiological and social systems out of which schizophrenia is born, it is possible to overlook how suffering persons actually experience their symptoms.This book examines the experiences of persons who suffer from schizophrenia. It provides a highly readable and humane examination of this common condition.

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