Philosophy in Psychiatry Study |
*** This survey is intended for psychiatry trainees (residents or fellows in psychiatry programs) in the US. If you are not a trainee or not a psychiatrist, please do not fill out the survey ***
The purpose of this questionnaire is to explore your attitudes toward conceptual and philosophical issues in psychiatry, how competent you feel in this area, and your views on incorporating these issues in psychiatric education and training. No prior familiarity with conceptual and philosophical issues in psychiatry is needed to fill out this survey; we provide simple language descriptions with accompanying examples to help answer the questions.
What do we mean by 'conceptual and philosophical issues' in Psychiatry?
Conceptual and philosophical issues in psychiatry deal with the range of assumptions that we all hold (explicitly or implicitly) about the nature of mental illness and the influence they may have on psychiatric research and clinical practice. Examples of such issues include: How do we decide what is normal versus abnormal behaviour? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Can subjective experiences be appropriately studied by the scientific method? What is the difference between mental and physical illness? Are mental illnesses categorical or dimensional? Are mental illnesses objectively 'out there in the natural world' or socially/culturally constructed by humans?
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