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- W2274439267 abstract "This thesis discusses epistemological and ethical issues in classification and diagnosis of psychiatric conditions, and briefly discusses realism about psychiatric conditions. I use autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) as a case study to examine whether the explanatory and predictive power of classification and diagnosis could be improved if psychiatry adopts a cause-based framework in place of a symptom-based framework. However, there is significant debate regarding the sort of explanatory pattern that will adequately represent the complex causation involved in psychiatric conditions. I develop a preliminary list of criteria for adequate explanatory patterns in psychiatry, and use these criteria to analyze explanations of ASDs. I show that explanatory patterns unable to meet these criteria limit the validity and reliability of diagnosis. However, I argue that an integrated pattern that includes biological, cognitive and social levels of explanation may meet the criteria. Thus, diagnosis of ASDs could improve if psychiatry adopted a cause-based framework informed by an intergrated explanation pattern. More accurate diagnosis of ASDs may allow earlier access to Intensive Behaviourial Intervention/Applied Behavioural Analysis treatment programs, which may increase the effectiveness of this treatment and reduce the amount of resources individuals with ASDs require from governments over their lifespans. Explaining these conditions using an intergrated pattern of explanation can further challenge myths regarding the causes of ASDs, and may provide support for Canadian lawsuits petitioning for expanded public funding of IBI/ABA programs." @default.
- W2274439267 created "2016-06-24" @default.
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- W2274439267 date "2014-01-28" @default.
- W2274439267 modified "2023-09-27" @default.
- W2274439267 title "Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Case Study in Causation and Explanation in Psychiatric Conditions" @default.
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