The Oxford Handbook of Phenomenological Psychopathology

The field of phenomenological psychopathology (PP) is concerned with exploring and describing the individual experience of those suffering from mental disorders. Whilst there is often an understandable emphasis within psychiatry on diagnosis and treatment, the subjective experience of the individual is frequently overlooked. Yet a patient's own account of how their illness affects their thoughts, values, consciousness, and sense of self, can provide important insights into their condition - insights that can complement the more empirical findings from studies of brain function or behaviour. The Oxford Handbook of Phenomenological Psychopathology is the first ever comprehensive review of the field. It considers the history of PP, its methodology, key concepts, and includes a section exploring individual experiences within schizophrenia, depression, borderline personality disorder, OCD, and phobia. In addition it includes chapters on some of the leading figures throughout the history of this field. Bringing together chapters from a global team of leading academics, researchers and practitioners, the book will be valuable for those within the fields of psychiatry, clinical psychology, and philosophy.

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• Authors: Matthew Broome, Anthony Vincent Fernandez, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Andrea Raballo, René Rosfort, Giovanni Stanghellini, Giovanni (Full Professor of Dynamic Stanghellini
• Assisted by: Matthew Broome (Editor), Broome Matthew R. (Editor), Anthony Vincent Fernandez (Editor), Paolo Fusar-Poli (Editor), Fusar-Poli Paolo (Editor), Andrea Raballo (Editor), René Rosfort (Editor), Rosfort Rene (Editor), Giovanni Stanghellini (Editor), Stanghellini Giovanni (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9780192895929
• ISBN: 978-0-19-289592-9
• No. of pages: 1216
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 245 mm x 55 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Psychiatry, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism