Title: The metaphor of mental illness /
Authors: Pickering, Neil.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Mental illness Philosophy.; Metaphor.; Mental Disorders; Philosophy, Medical
Abstract: Despite the currency of the notion of mental illness, there are those who take the radical line that it is a fabrication. This work takes the sceptical line seriously and puts forward a new view on mental illness and proposes a resolution of issues and disputes in the field.
Contents: Introduction : the existence of mental illness -- The likeness argument -- The categorical argument -- Metaphor -- Two metaphors from physical medicine -- The metaphor of mental illness -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, social construction, and metaphor -- Metaphors and models.