Wittgenstein's philosophy and a dimensional approach to the classification of mental disorders -- a preliminary scheme.
In this paper the importance of Wittgenstein's philosophical ideas for the justification of a dimensional approach to the classification of mental disorders is discussed. Some of his basic concepts in his Philosophical Investigations, such as 'family resemblances', 'grammar' and 'language-game' and their relations to the concept of mental disorder are explored.
Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. makinejad@razi.tums.ac.ir
Kioumars
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Mackinejad
Vandad
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Sharifi
D001317:Austria; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification*; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D011582:Psychological Theory