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Scientific child psychiatry: an oxymoron?

โœ Scribed by Alasdair Vance

Publisher
Informa plc
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
99 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
1039-8562

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โœฆ Synopsis

Objective: The central issue of an apparent contradiction between science as a discourse and the field of child psychiatry is addressed and significant biological contributions outlined.

Conclusions: The apparent contradiction within the aims of science is evident in psychiatry, particularly in child psychiatry, given the predominant psychodynamic and family systems theories and practices and the complexity of the developmental context of children. However, empirically grounded advances suggest that biological and indeed scientific child psychiatry is credible, informative and useful for case assessment, psychological and medication treatment selection and monitoring.

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