Understanding Obstacles in Psychiatric Research: An Analysis of the Structure of Mood via Merleau-Ponty
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: It is no secret that the methodology within psychiatric research has been challenged to the point of a possible paradigm shift.After decades of failed attempts to determine biological markers for the mental illnesses classified by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual, we are witnessing a radical transformation of the way we think about mental illness.While research seems to be on the right track by migrating from a discrete categorical approach to a dimensional matrix of the neurobiological conditions responsible for cognition, there are concerns that the neurosciences involved in the development of this dimensional framework will be unable to arrive at a diagnostic system appropriate for clinicians.Consequently, it has been suggested that researchers and clinicians should develop distinct ontologies.I argue that such an approach will not do justice to the complexity of mental illness and offer insight into the applicability of a phenomenological approach in psychiatric research.
Author: Raymond Cacciatore
Institution: Concordia University
Language: English
Topic: Mental Health and Psychiatry
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3053101131