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In his letter Professor Steinert argues that psychiatry "would do well with a new paradigm", implying the need for a single over-arching one (2). In response, I argue that, while… Click to show full abstract
In his letter Professor Steinert argues that psychiatry "would do well with a new paradigm", implying the need for a single over-arching one (2). In response, I argue that, while psychiatry is in part a science (embracing biological, social, psychological and cultural factors), its practice is also an art. As such, it requires multiple niched paradigms as against any and all-explanatory paradigm for modelling causes and determining treatment modalities.
Keywords:
paradigms;
gained retained;
paradigms lost;
lost gained
Journal Title: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2020
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