Why We Essentialize Mental Disorders

Why we essentialize mental disorders.

Essentialism is one of the most pervasive problems in mental health research. Many psychiatrists still hold the view that their nosologies will enable them, sooner or later, to carve nature at its joints and to identify and chart the essence of mental disorders. Moreover, according to recent research in social psychology, some laypeople tend to think along similar essentialist lines. The main a...

Mental health consumer and carer participation: why we bother.

P11-Why Cannot We Assess Aptitude in Iran

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Global Epidemiology of Mental Disorders: What Are We Missing?

BACKGROUND Population-based studies provide the understanding of health-need required for effective public health policy and service-planning. Mental disorders are an important but, until recently, neglected agenda in global health. This paper reviews the coverage and limitations in global epidemiological data for mental disorders and suggests strategies to strengthen the data. METHODS System...

The Asian Nuclear Medicine Board; Why Do We Need It?

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