Are Mental Disorders Brain Disorders?

by Anneli Jefferson

The question of whether mental disorders are disorders of the brain has led to a long-running and controversial dispute within psychiatry, psychology and philosophy of mind and psychology. While recent work in neuroscience frequently tries to identify underlying brain dysfunction in mental disorders, detractors argue that labelling mental disorders as brain disorders is reductive and can result in harmful social effects.

This book brings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367421380
• ISBN13: 9780367421380
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"