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Valentina Cardella

Language and Schizophrenia

Perspectives from Psychology and Philosophy. Sprachen: Englisch. 24,0 cm / 16,1 cm / 1,1 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781138565906
247,60 €
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120 Seiten
Dezember 2017
Routledge

Schizophrenia is one of the most enigmatic mental disorders, and language is one of its most essential and distinctive traits. Language and Schizophrenia provides a complete overview of schizophrenic language, utilising both psychological and philosophical perspectives to explore the unique way language impacts on this mental disorder.

Valentina Cardella is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Language at the University of Messina, Italy

Introduction; 1. The Enigma of Schizophrenia 2. Language in Schizophrenia 3. Schizophrenic Language: The Cognitive Perspective 4. Schizophrenic Language: The Philosophical Perspective 5. An Alternative View: Schizophrenia as a disease of Language