Awais Aftab
Biographic Data
| ID | 4286115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Awais Aftab |
| GIVEN NAMES | Awais |
| FAMILY NAME | Aftab |
| SIGNATURE | AFTAB A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Case Western Reserve University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3515-3993 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mental disorders in entangled brains
In this commentary on Anneli Jefferson’s book “Are Mental Disorders Brain Disorders?,” I offer an overview of her central thesis, and then propose my own modified account of when we are justified in calling mental disorders as “brain disorders.” In doing so, I draw on recent work in neuroscience that understands the relationship between brain and behavior in complex, dynamic, and computational terms. In particular, I disagree with Jefferson’s cri…
Conversations in Critical Psychiatry
‘Conversations in Critical Psychiatry’ was an interview series led by Awais Aftab for Psychiatric Times from 2019 to 2022, exploring critical and philosophical perspectives in psychiatry and engaging with prominent commentators within and outside the profession who had made meaningful criticisms of the status quo. The series was well received and generated international interest with a multidisciplinary readership. This volume brings together an …
A Comparative Study on Mental Disorder Conceptualization
What Should Clinicians Know About Palliative Psychopharmacology
The nature and scope of palliative psychiatry and associated ethical implications are debated in the literature. This article examines conceptual limitations of extant accounts of palliative psychiatry, with a focus on psychopharmacological practice, and suggests that modifiable and unmodifiable psychiatric illnesses exist on a spectrum along which broader or narrower palliative psychiatric care approaches can be outlined. The article also discus…
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What Should Clinicians Know About Palliative Psychopharmacology
The nature and scope of palliative psychiatry and associated ethical implications are debated in the literature. This article examines conceptual limitations of extant accounts of palliative psychiatry, with a focus on psychopharmacological practice, and suggests that modifiable and unmodifiable psychiatric illnesses exist on a spectrum along which broader or narrower palliative psychiatric care approaches can be outlined. The article also discus…
Mental disorders in entangled brains
In this commentary on Anneli Jefferson’s book “Are Mental Disorders Brain Disorders?,” I offer an overview of her central thesis, and then propose my own modified account of when we are justified in calling mental disorders as “brain disorders.” In doing so, I draw on recent work in neuroscience that understands the relationship between brain and behavior in complex, dynamic, and computational terms. In particular, I disagree with Jefferson’s cri…
Conversations in Critical Psychiatry
‘Conversations in Critical Psychiatry’ was an interview series led by Awais Aftab for Psychiatric Times from 2019 to 2022, exploring critical and philosophical perspectives in psychiatry and engaging with prominent commentators within and outside the profession who had made meaningful criticisms of the status quo. The series was well received and generated international interest with a multidisciplinary readership. This volume brings together an …
A Comparative Study on Mental Disorder Conceptualization
Mental Health and Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Attribution (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works) · Cognitive psychology (1 works) · Cognitive science (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Conceptualization (1 works)