title: On describing mental states.
abstract: The later work of Wittgenstein was a major contribution to the philosophy of mind. One theme in his writings was a critique of the assumption that reports of psychological experience in ordinary language can be regarded as descriptions of inner states and processes. Some implications of this critique for our understanding of descriptive psychopathology and the use of psychological models in psychiatry are examined.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grounds
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D012677:Sensation