Mental illness: a conceptual analysis
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 9 (1) , 21-35
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s003329170002153x
Abstract
SYNOPSIS The concept of mental illness is explored by noting its connections with other concepts, such as deviance, social maladjustment and morbidity. It is fitted to patients from some of the chief categories into which they are classified by psychiatrists. The objection that the concept is one of value is examined and deflated.Keywords
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