Applicability Of The Disease Model In Psychiatric Practice: A Personal Perspective - Part 1

Abstract

How does one understand what is a disease from the mutual perspective and how does this perspective shape psychiatric practice. This is a very complex and difficult to rationalise definition. The reason being the human being and the human mind are in itself marvellously difficult to understand. Though they say it is all about mind over matter, the concept of mind itself is nebulous and therefore characterisation of mental illness and defining it is challenging.The author in a three part expatiation, attempts to peel off the skin or the leaves covering this subject and attempts to reach the kernel. This is the first part of this series. The other two will follow in subsequent issues.