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The interactive developmental model revisited
Author(s) -
Strauss John
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.00304.x
Subject(s) - objectivity (philosophy) , intentionality , psychology , schizophrenia research , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , field (mathematics) , mental health , epistemology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics
Objective: To provide a more adequate method for integrating our understanding of biological, psychological and social factors in schizophrenia, new concepts and a broader view of scientific method are required. This report aims to describe steps towards these concepts and methods. Method: Using experiences from a range of research, clinical, and general life encounters, the author reviews assumption about objectivity and science in the mental health field where human experience is a crucial source of data and concepts. Results: These experiences indicate that the more complex concepts of intentionality, emotional experience and expression, and the concept of experience have been largely ignored in much schizophrenia research and theory. Conclusion: Some approaches to overcoming this lack are suggested.