The metaphor of mental illness
By: Neil Pickering.
Series: International perspectives in philosophy and psychiatry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780198530879; 9780198530886
Subjects: Mental illness -- Philosophy; Metaphor; Mental Disorders; Philosophy, Medical
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the existence of mental illness; title: The likeness argument; title: The categorical argument; title: Metaphor; title: Two metaphors from physical medicine; title: The metaphor of mental illness; title: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, social construction, and metaphor; title: Metaphors and models.