The Disunity of Consciousness in Psychiatric Disorders
Oxford Handbooks Online September 5, 2013 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199579563.013.0041 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the unity of consciousness can be disrupted in multiple ways across psychiatric disorders such as multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia, and depersonalization, revealing different forms of unity rather than a single unified consciousness. |
Abstract
It is often said that the normal unity of consciousness fragments, and perhaps even breaks down entirely, in psychiatric disorders. This chapter examines ways in which the unity-or, better, unities-of consciousness might be lost in the context of psychiatric disorders, such as multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia, and depersonalization.