What is Psychiatry? Was ist das, die Psychiatrie
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19445346 |
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| Authors | Ivana S Marková (0000-0002-2095-7323, University of Hull, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1-3 |
| Pages | 164-170 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-154X • E-ISSN: 1740-2360 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0957154x231197525 |
| PMID | 37941375 |
| OpenAlex | W4388536131 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Drawing on Heidegger’s method of analysis, the question of what is psychiatry is explored from within . This leads to a conception of psychiatry as a form of interpersonal interaction in which there is a specific reaching out of one Being to another. It is a ‘specific reaching out’ because, following the recognition through the interaction between Beings that the other is in some form of distress, there is the corresponding need to assuage. The reformulation of psychiatry in this sense is important because it emphasises the unity with which we communicate and interact, and it also serves as a reminder of the need in psychiatry to develop novel methods to undertake research in this complex and constantly evolving field
Distress · Interpersonal communication · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Social psychiatry · Kantian Philosophy and Modern Interpretations · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis and Social Critique · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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