Healing Words: Philosophy in the Treatment of Mental Illness

Philosophy and Culture 37 (1):21-34 (2010)
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This paper, the brain is defined as biological constructs, the soul is defined as propositions or narrative constructs. Advocates non-biological mental illness - such as depression and schizophrenia - not causal entity , just the thought of the group symptoms given name. The disease is suspected the source of beliefs, values ​​and assumptions. This conclusion is, whether mild or severe, or so-called "clinical" mental illness, as long as the body on the non-biological, can be treated through a philosophy, or even "cure." Many psychological treatment has been to "talk therapy" in the name of successful application of the philosophy. For clinical mental health care providers, philosophy of education will help to improve its treatment capacity. This essay offers a definition of brain as biological, and mind as a propositional or narrative construct. It is argued that non-biological mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia are not causal entities. They are simply the names given to symptom clusters. They originate in problematic beliefs, values, and assumptions. This leads to the conclusion that both mild and serious, or so-called 'clinical', mental illnesses can be treated and even 'cured' with philosophy as long as their ontology is non-biological. Much of psychotherapy already successfully applies philosophy under the term 'talk therapy.' An education in philosophy will help the therapeutic competence of clinical mental health care providers

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