Levels of Analysis in Psychopathology: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
Kenneth S. Kendler · Josef Parnas · Peter Zachar
Apr 2020 · Cambridge University Press
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Levels of Analysis in Psychopathology draws research from psychiatry, philosophy, and psychology to explore the variety of explanatory approaches for understanding the nature of psychiatric disorders both in practice and research. The fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology incorporates many useful explanatory approaches and this book integrates this range of perspectives and makes suggestions about how to advance etiologic theories, classification, and treatment. The editors have brought together leading thinkers who have been widely published and are well-respected in their area of expertise, including several developers of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and authors of the US National Institute of Mental Health's Research Domain Criteria Project (RDoC). Each main chapter has a commentary provided by one of the other authors and an introduction written by one of the editors to create an accessible, interdisciplinary dialog.
Levels of Analysis in Psychopathology draws research from psychiatry, philosophy, and psychology to explore the variety of explanatory approaches for understanding the nature of psychiatric disorders both in practice and research. The fields of psychiatry and clinical psychology incorporates many...
About the author
Kenneth S. Kendler is a professor and eminent scholar at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics and Virginia Commonwealth University. He is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine, where he is the recipient of many honors and awards.
Josef Parnas is a clinical professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine and co-founder of the interdisciplinary theoretical institute The Center for Subjectivity Research at the University of Copenhagen.
Peter Zachar is a professor in the Department of Psychology and the associate dean of the College of Sciences at Auburn University, Montgomery.
Kenneth S. Kendler is a professor and eminent scholar at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics and Virginia Commonwealth University. He is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine, where he is the recipient of many honors and awards.
Josef Parnas is a clinical pr...
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