Models of madness: Science and soul

Journal/Book: J Relig Health. 1996; 35: 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013-1578. Human Sci Press Inc. 117-123.

Abstract: The historical interplay between psychiatry and religion is placed in a contemporary context here. In their zeal to embrace new discoveries and technologies in neurophysiology, modern psychiatrists are losing sight of spiritual and cultural dimensions. From a biological perspective, there is confusion about what constitutes a cause, a concomitant, or a consequence of mental illness. Computer metaphors are being used to explain mental illness. This article examines such trends and questions whether, in the decade of the brain, psychiatry is in danger of losing its soul.

Note: Article EP Trager, Lutheran Gen Hosp, Div Adult Psychiat, Park Ridge, IL 60068 USA

Keyword(s): BRAIN

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