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#951 Shaun Gallagher: The Self and its Disorders

The Dissenter

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Understanding Symptoms and Mental Disorders in Psychiatry

This chapter explores the concept of symptoms in psychiatry, questioning whether they are the primary issue or indicative of underlying problems. Discussions include the importance of identifying disorders based on disruption of the self-pattern and the complexity of classifying disorders due to symptom overlap. The chapter also emphasizes the interconnected nature of mental disorders and advocates for a non-reductionist perspective that considers various elements forming the 'self pattern'.

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