No Mind is an Island. On ‘mental illness’ and the reciprocity of minds
No Mind is an Island. On ‘mental illness’ and the reciprocity of minds
Author(s): Peter RaabeSubject(s): Psychology
Published by: Asociatia Practicienilor in Consiliere, Filosofie si Etică
Keywords: mental illness; individual; community; drugs, philosophy;
Summary/Abstract: This essay disputes the approach to so-called ‘mental illness’ in which the individual patient is presumed to be the locus of his or her ‘disorder,’ and should therefore be treated with mind-altering drugs. My position is predicated on the conviction that no one’s mind is a totally isolated island in the dynamic sea of human interactions and cognitions, and should not be treated as such.
Journal: Interdisciplinary Research in Counseling, Ethics and Philosophy
- Issue Year: 1/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 1-21
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English
