Psychopathology: An Empathic Representational Approach; An Integration of Phenomenology and Cognitive Neuroscience (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789888754250)

Psychopathology: An Empathic Representational Approach retraces the foundations of classical phenomenological psychopathology and integrates them with modern ideas drawn from anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, computational science, and evolutionary biology to synthesize a comprehensive framework and provide fresh insights.

This book explores how the scientific concepts of 'information and representation' can be used to understand subjective mental phenomena and integrate them in empathic clinical dialogues during interactions with patients. It explores key issues in clinical psychopathology coherently and systematically, illustrates advanced topics in an accessible manner using clinical case examples, metaphors and clarifying diagrams, and directly links advanced conceptual frameworks with pragmatic skills in the clinical dialogue process.

This volume is aimed at a broad audience of mental health professionals, researchers, and students in psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Its interdisciplinary treatment of the subject will also interest biologists, anthropologists, cognitive psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers.

Author: Eric Yu Hai Chen
ISBN-10: 9888754254
ISBN-13: 9789888754250
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2022
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d