Abstract
Book review: The Logic of Madness: A New Theory of Mental Illness
Highlights
Professional diagnosis by psychiatrists of the various disorders is based on behavioral symptoms, as defined and classified by the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition1 (DSM5)
This assertion derives from his view that our brains are biological computers with algorithms for action based on emotional drivers
What if that behavior has been modified by tactical deception? This results in a misunderstanding of emotions, and leads to self-destructive actions
Summary
A book review on The Logic of Madness: A New Theory of Mental Illness Professional diagnosis by psychiatrists of the various disorders is based on behavioral symptoms, as defined and classified by the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition1 (DSM5). In his second book in a series (Figure 1), Matthew Blakeway contends that madness is logical in structure.
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