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12396751

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
The debate over the validity of psychiatric diagnoses remains a central, unresolved issue in psychological science. Although it is often taken to be an ontological matter, this paper argues that, in fact, the dispute stems from differences in epistemology. Two epistemological themes, the objective of science and the nature of causality, are discussed to provide examples of how commitments made at this level inevitably lead to differing ontological conclusions about whether diagnoses constitute valid clinical terms. Discussions that fail to address the deeper epistemological disagreements that underpin the opposing arguments will never fully capture the complexity of the dispute and hence are unlikely to lead to its resolution.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1476-0835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Epistemological differences within psychological science: a philosophical perspective on the validity of psychiatric diagnoses.
pubmed:affiliation
Westgate House, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study