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Matthews, Eric, 1936-

Body-subjects and disordered minds / Eric Matthews. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - viii, 189 p. ; 24 cm. - International perspectives in philosophy and psychiatry .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-185) and index.

Introducing the problem -- Illness and disease -- 'Minds' and 'bodies' -- Phenomenology and Merleau-Ponty -- The body-subject and mental disorder -- Mental disorder and choice -- Mental disorder and legal responsibility -- Treatment without consent.

ISBN: 9780198566441 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0198566441 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780198566434 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0198566433 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mental illness--Philosophy.
Mental illness--Physiological aspects.
Psychiatry--Philosophy.
Mind and body.
Mental Disorders--therapy.
Mind-Body Relations (Metaphysics)
Psychiatry--ethics.

LC Class. No.: RC437.5 / .M386 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 616.89 / M438