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A discussion at the Philosophy Group's first residential conference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mark G. A. Morris
Mark G. A. Morris*
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c/o The Cassel Hospital, 1 Ham Common, Richmond, Surrey TW10 7JF
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Two theoretical positions in psychiatry, the psychodynamic and the biological are explored, as seen in a discussion at the conference mentioned. It is argued that they form part of a wider philosophical debate between idealism and materialism, which is explored with reference to ideas about substance and then using psychodynamic and biological theories of depression. Double aspect theory is presented as a pragmatic solution adopted by the profession.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , May 1992 , pp. 294 - 295
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