Weighing Hyponarrativity in the Face of Complex Medical Decision Making

The benefit of (a) is that, if we are correct in our diagnosis of Mr. A, he may be in a better position to use these techniques. [...]although I agree with Hoffman's conceptualization of hyponarrativity as an argument against pharamcotherapeutic management generally, I think this argument requi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Philosophy, psychiatry & psychology psychiatry & psychology, 2015-12, Vol.22 (4), p.327-331
Main Author: Hauptman, Aaron J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antidepressants
Autism
Behavior
Bioethics
Decision making
Drug therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy
Mental depression
Mortality
Patients
Psychosis
Psychotherapy
Suicides & suicide attempts
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The benefit of (a) is that, if we are correct in our diagnosis of Mr. A, he may be in a better position to use these techniques. [...]although I agree with Hoffman's conceptualization of hyponarrativity as an argument against pharamcotherapeutic management generally, I think this argument requires the assumption that the individual is capable at the time in question of engaging in a way that will allow her to benefit from psychotherapy. [...]it is not clear to me that psychotherapy alone would be the best treatment for someone who is struggling with depression and cognitive distortions.
ISSN:1071-6076
1086-3303
1086-3303
DOI:10.1353/ppp.2015.0056