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The mind-body problem in contemporary psychiatry.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2211070     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The mind-body problem is important for psychiatry clinically (the problems of interactionism and causality), semantically, and ethically (the problem of causality and free will). It includes the questions: What are minds? Do they exist? Are they ever free? How do they and bodies interact? The author reviews some important answers, in particular the brain-state theory and dualist interactionism, and outlines some implications for psychiatry and for controversies between psychiatry and other mental health disciplines.
Authors:
J Benjamin
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0333-7308     ISO Abbreviation:  Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci     Publication Date:  1990  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-11-20     Completed Date:  1990-11-20     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8108287     Medline TA:  Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci     Country:  ISRAEL    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  67-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Soroka Medical Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Awareness / physiology
Brain / physiology*
Humans
Mental Processes / physiology*
Philosophy*

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