Psychiatric Diagnostic Reasoning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian Kind (0000-0001-5798-8513, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.70032 |
| OpenAlex | W4409593765 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
How do psychiatrists arrive at their diagnostic conclusions? Though several philosophers of psychiatry have proposed how to understand psychiatric diagnostic reasoning over the last decade, this essential question of the epistemology of psychiatric practice has received little attention. This article introduces the reader to this topic, its importance, and the major theoretical positions presented in the debate, while also pointing to future relevant research in this area of philosophy of psychiatry
Psychiatry · Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Neurology and Historical Studies · Psychology
Logik der Forschung
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Simulating Minds
Empathy and Direct Social Perception
Theory and Reality
Psychiatry in the Scientific Image
Explanation in Psychiatry
The changing landscape of the philosophy of medicine
Research gaps in the philosophy of evidence-based medicine
Evidence in Medicine and Evidence-Based Medicine
Mental disorder between naturalism and normativism
Self and mental disorder
Theory and Reality
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |