Brain and Self. Psychiatric Nosology: Definition, History and Validity

International conference & PhD-course, Copenhagen
April 21-23, 2010
Organized by J. Parnas & K.S. Kendler

    The field of psychiatry is again undergoing a major re-examination of its classification system. The two major nosologic systems ? DSM and ICD ? are both currently undergoing revisions. This conference ? to be held April 21-23, 2010 in Copenhagen under the sponsorship of University of Copenhagen (Danish National Research Foundation?s Centre for Subjectivity Research/Psychiatric Center Hvidovre, Phd School, Faculty of Health Sciences) ? will examine the conceptual and philosophical bases for psychiatric diagnoses. The conference is organized into 5 sessions: i) The Basics - The Definition of Psychiatric Illness and Rules for Classification, ii) The Historical Development of Modern Psychiatric Diagnoses, iii) Concepts of Validity in Psychology and Psychiatry, iv) Application to Major Depression and Schizophrenia and v) The Way(s) Forward.
Speakers include leading figures in the philosophy of psychiatry, vice-chair persons of the Task Force on DSM-IV and DSM-V and psychiatrists who have made important recent contributions to the philosophy-psychiatry dialogue (see program below). The meeting will emphasize dialogue with each presentation being followed first by formal comments from another of the contributors and then by open discussion.

The conference is open for participation for all with a professional interest (psychiatry, philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, related disciplines). Participation is without fee, but registration is necessary. The conference covers no expenses related to participation. Maximum audience is 200, of which 50 places are reserved for local and foreign PhD students. There is no deadline for the application but selection/registration of participants will follow ?first come, first serve? principle.
PhD students are asked to register at: Mrs Merete Lynnerup: mly(at)hum.ku.dk
All other participants are asked to register at: Mrs Jill Opalesky jopales(at)vcu.edu

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