Disembodied Spirits and Deanimated Bodies: The Psychopathology of Common Sense (International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry) - Hardcover

Stanghellini, Giovanni

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198520883 ISBN 13: 9780198520887

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2004

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How can we better understand and treat those suffering from schizophrenia and manic-depressive illnesses? This important new book takes us into the world of those suffering from such disorders. Using self descriptions, its emphasis is not on how mental health professionals view sufferers, but on how the patients themselves experience their disorder. Central to the book is theidea that schizophrenic persons live like disembodied spirits or deanimated bodies. As disembodied spirits, they feel like abstract entities which contemplate their own existence and the world from outside. As deanimated bodies, schizophrenic people feel deprived of the possibility of living personal experiences - perceptions, thoughts, emotions - as their own. A new volume in the International Perspectives in Philosophy and Psychiatry series, this book will be of great interest to all those working with sufferers from such disorders - helping them to better understand their mental lives.

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0198520883
• ISBN 13: 9780198520887
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 236