Title

That way madness lies: At the intersection of philosophy and clinical psychology

Authors

Authors

J. Mundale

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Metaphilosophy

Keywords

philosophy; madness; depression; despair; cognitive therapy; clinical; psychology; DSM-IV; attribution theory; critical thinking; rationality; Philosophy

Abstract

I argue that philosophical practice is a clinically active and influential endeavor, with both positive (therapeutic) and negative (detrimental) psychological possibilities. Though some have explicitly taken the clinical aspects of philosophy into the therapeutic realm via the new field of philosophical counseling, I am interested in the clinical context of philosophers as philosophers, engaged in standard, philosophical pursuits. In arguing for the clinical implications of philosophical practice I consider the relation between philosophical despair and depression, the cognitive etiology of depression and other clinical disorders, selected DSM-IV entries, attribution theory, and cognitive therapy.

Journal Title

Metaphilosophy

Volume

35

Issue/Number

5

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

661

Last Page

674

WOS Identifier

WOS:000224534100004

ISSN

0026-1068

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