Damien C. Cormier

Psychosis or Spiritual Emergency: The Potential of Developmental Psychopathology for Differential Diagnosis

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies September 1, 2017 Kevin O. St. Arnaud, Damien C. Cormier 13 citations

This paper reviews the nosological systems in the field of psychology, comparing the classic medical model with a developmental approach to psychopathology and wellbeing. The argument is made that a developmental model offers greater refinement for distinguishing phenomenologically similar experiential states. Due to their substantial overt resemblance, a contrast between spiritual emergencies...