Psychopathology as the basic science of psychiatry.

Giovanni Stanghellini, Matthew R Broome
Author Information
  1. Giovanni Stanghellini: Giovanni Stanghellini, MD, Dr Phil h.c., Department of Psychological, Humanistic and Territorial Studies, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy and Diego Portales University, Santiago, Chile; Matthew R. Broome, MRCPsych, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
  2. Matthew R Broome: Giovanni Stanghellini, MD, Dr Phil h.c., Department of Psychological, Humanistic and Territorial Studies, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy and Diego Portales University, Santiago, Chile; Matthew R. Broome, MRCPsych, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Abstract

We argue that psychopathology, as the discipline that assesses and makes sense of abnormal human subjectivity, should be at the heart of psychiatry. It should be a basic educational prerequisite in the curriculum for mental health professionals and a key element of the shared intellectual identity of clinicians and researchers in this field.

MeSH Term

Humans
Mental Disorders
Psychiatry
Psychopathology

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