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The Oxford Handbook of Phenomenological Psychopathology

Giovanni Stanghellini editor Paolo Fusar-Poli editor Matthew Broome editor René Rosfort editor Anthony Vincent Fernandez editor Andrea Raballo editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:4th Jul '19

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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.

From the historic foundations of phenomenology to its methodological and conceptual keys, through a clinical view, the book provides a clear portrait of phenomenological psychopathology as the basic science of psychiatry. In this sense, the book is addressed to every psychiatrist first, because it provides the basic tools for caring troubled human existence and for describing the subjective diversity of experiential alterations. * Giuseppe Salerno, Francesco della Gatta, Gianluca D'Amico, Psicologia Fenomenologica *

ISBN: 9780198803157

Dimensions: 253mm x 175mm x 67mm

Weight: 1972g

1208 pages