[Psychiatry and its spatiotemporal referentials].

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry
• Mental Health
• Neuroscience

Context:

• Historical evolution of psychiatric conceptualization.
• Shift from 2D to 3D spatial models in understanding mental disorders.
• Influence of diagnostic criteria on psychiatric spatial representation.

Purpose:

• To explore the evolution of spatiotemporal reference systems in psychiatry.
• To analyze how different psychiatric currents shaped the understanding of mental disorders in space and time.
• To introduce the systemal method's multidimensional approach.

Summary:

• Early psychiatry used a 2D space, emphasizing temporality.
• Psychopathology, psychoanalysis, and phenomenology introduced 3D models, incorporating environmental factors.
• The systemal method proposes a multidimensional approach, defining a spatio-temporal field for better understanding.

Impact:

• Facilitates a deeper understanding of mental disorder mobility and change.
• Introduces novel strategies for psychiatric knowledge acquisition.
• Promotes better integration of psychiatry within contemporary scientific frameworks.