Edward Miller

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2026

Papers

Integrating neuropsychoanalytic and neuropsychiatric perspectives into psychiatric clinical neuroscience curricula: a conceptual overview

Frontiers in Medicine January 5, 2026 Edward Miller, Michael Weightman, Andrew Amos et al. 1 citation

Neuropsychoanalysis and neuropsychiatry, two rapidly advancing fields with a shared history in neurology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis, offer valuable additions to clinical neuroscience curricula in psychiatry and can strengthen psychiatrists' psychotherapeutic training and practice. The article overviews key concepts including philosophy of mind, the neuroscientific basis of different levels of consciousness, affective neuroscience, and the brain's hierarchical network function. Case vignettes demonstrate how these concepts aid in understanding specific psychiatric presentations. The authors contend that these subspecialties have made important clinical and theoretical contributions that can inform an integrated pedagogical framework for clinical training and assist with bedside teaching, patient formulation, and psychoeducation.

DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1712622 Clinical practice Clinical neurology Clinical psychiatry Medline +5

Dōgen and the Boundaries of Secular Mindfulness

Mindfulness May 2, 2026 Edward Miller

Mindfulness, when adapted for use in healthcare, education, and other institutions, undergoes a process of 'ontological attenuation'—a loss of experiential depth caused by reframing it as an instrumental technique rather than a practice embedded in a broader worldview. Analyzing the MYRIAD trial through the lens of Zen master Dōgen's concept of practice-realization unity shows that separating mindfulness from its original ontological foundations alters its nature. While secular mindfulness retains practical and clinical value, it does not reproduce the deeper commitments of its contemplative sources. The authors argue for greater conceptual and ethical clarity about what mindfulness can and cannot deliver in modern settings.

DOI: 10.1007/s12671-026-02852-4