Breaking out of the citadel: social theory and psychiatry
British psychiatry has tended to hold itself aloof from social theory. Nonetheless, these ideas have influenced the development of mental health services. Alongside this, the biopsychosocial model cannot reconcile contradictions in the scientific evidence regarding mental illness. We need to develop...
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| description | British psychiatry has tended to hold itself aloof from social theory. Nonetheless, these ideas have influenced the development of mental health services. Alongside this, the biopsychosocial model cannot reconcile contradictions in the scientific evidence regarding mental illness. We need to develop a more constructive understanding of the implications of social theory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e29c76584da44ebdafddc01e2db3ddc92023-08-16T11:00:53ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Bulletin2056-46942056-47082023-06-014714614910.1192/bjb.2022.17Breaking out of the citadel: social theory and psychiatryRob Poole0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7914-3981Catherine A. Robinson1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-7107Bangor University, UKUniversity of Manchester, UKBritish psychiatry has tended to hold itself aloof from social theory. Nonetheless, these ideas have influenced the development of mental health services. Alongside this, the biopsychosocial model cannot reconcile contradictions in the scientific evidence regarding mental illness. We need to develop a more constructive understanding of the implications of social theory.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469422000171/type/journal_articlePhilosophyhistory of psychiatrysocial theoryqualitative research methodssocial determinants of mental health |
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| title | Breaking out of the citadel: social theory and psychiatry |
| title_full | Breaking out of the citadel: social theory and psychiatry |
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| title_short | Breaking out of the citadel: social theory and psychiatry |
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| topic | Philosophy history of psychiatry social theory qualitative research methods social determinants of mental health |
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