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The attitudes of psychiatrists to philosophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

K.W.M. Fulford  and
G. Adshead
K.W.M. Fulford*
Affiliation:
Green College, Oxford
G. Adshead
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
*
∗K.W.M. Fulford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
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Questionnaires exploring the attitudes of psychiatrists to philosophy were distributed at two meetings of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Out of a possible 240, 126 questionnaires were returned (53%). The results showed a surprisingly high level of interest in and support for philosophy. Over 50% of respondents indicated that they considered conceptual analysis, ethics, jurisprudence, the philosophy of science and the philosophy of mind to be practically important in psychiatry. Similarly, 89% believed that ethics, and 72% that other areas of philosophy, should be included in the MRCPsych syllabus. The significance of the study is reviewed briefly.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , June 1994 , pp. 343 - 345
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994
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