A Metaphysics of Psychopathology

by Peter Zachar

An exploration of what it means to think about psychiatric disorders as "real," "true," and "objective" and the implications for classification and diagnosis.

In psychiatry, few question the legitimacy of asking whether a given psychiatric disorder is real; similarly, in psychology, scholars debate the reality of such theoretical entities as general intelligence, superegos, and personality traits. And yet in both disciplines, little...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262027046
• ISBN13: 9780262027045
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher